MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive116% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (83%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateJul 08 '18 at 18:44
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 83%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 283
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 466
55% 425 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
33.3% Below average
Lighting 41.9
Reflection 32.7
Parallax 38.6
34% 37.7 fps
MRender 38.8
Gravity 40
Splatting 37.8
32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 417 434 437 434 438 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 440
Mixed 416
SusWrite 422
99% 438 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 53.1
184% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 244
202% 291 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 116%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 173 172 169 174 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 160
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 172
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
108GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 56 56 55 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
41.4% Average
Read 87.7
Write 88
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 56.1
53% 72.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2133 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
42.4% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 13
MC Mixed 12.5
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 12.1
34% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 60.1
67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 42%

 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 5,543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

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