MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180126
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 24 '18 at 10:58
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
100% 184 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 844
88% 707 Pts
64-Core 845
52% 845 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2958 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 205
Parallax 202
150% 197 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 187
Splatting 132
122% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY EU SSD CS1311 240GB
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 515
Write 321
Mixed 337
86% 391 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 9.68
104% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 34.6
DQ Write 85.1
DQ Mixed 9.75
22% 43.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149
4.5TB free
Firmware: DN04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 221
Write 188
Mixed 154
140% 188 MB/s
4K Read 2.85
4K Write 4.09
4K Mixed 0.38
237% 2.44 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 118%
Great: 118%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
53% Above average
Read 101
Write 83.4
Mixed 57.2
60% 80.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.49
111% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
70.6% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 20
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 22
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,538 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $959
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