MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	51.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	138% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '18 at 11:55
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 304 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 789 87% 688 Pts	64-Core 828 51% 828 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1375 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 68 Parallax 81.2 53% 71.2 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 55.3 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 68GB free Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 121453086094429 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2590 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2507 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2507 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 175863 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 65 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 175863 (F2) Unknown 100 100 327242 (F9) Unknown 100 100 4249	54.3% Above average	Read 490 Write 187 Mixed 226 66% 301 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 29.9 4K Mixed 13.4 66% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 91.7 DQ Write 69.9 DQ Mixed 44.9 43% 68.8 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 88%
PNY CS2030 240GB SSD 590 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS203020 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 2,259 Write 395 Mixed 640 236% 1,098 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 29 4K Mixed 17.6 67% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 69.2 DQ Write 50.9 DQ Mixed 29.2 30% 49.8 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 197%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC3E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 85153413 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 9137 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 5 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 90287289730 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6510 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4443 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 8 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 49 420806681 (C2) HDA temperature 25 51 73014444057 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 39 18 85153413 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -64463164127933 (F1) Unknown 100 253 175376886 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3391124304	55.8% Above average	Read 105 Write 89.1 Mixed 76.1 67% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.49 99% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 26.3 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 29.4 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,310x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	908x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	883x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	748x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	523x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	133x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16