MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '20 at 14:41
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 234 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 620 66% 527 Pts	64-Core 653 40% 653 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 874D) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Lighting 80 Reflection 77.4 Parallax 74.2 65% 77.2 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 75.7 Splatting 57.5 54% 67.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128M7VG 128GB 324 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 92 120 108 92 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 152 Mixed 202 SusWrite 126 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 47 158% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 285 217% 294 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%
Maxtor STM3320820AS 320GB 4,234 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 23GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 61 61 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 59.8 Write 31.7 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 61.4 35% 47.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 44%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 107GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 132 130 118 117 121 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 116 Write 120 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 122 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 85%
silicon-power 4GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 1f23 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	5% Terrible	Read 14 Write 4 Mixed 5 SusWrite 4.4 8% 6.85 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C17 1x8GB 1,367 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	39.3% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 10.5 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.1 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 52%

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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	3,304x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	881x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	745x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	589x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	132x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $787

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16