MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	65.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 20:29
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	5%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$120 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 545 73% 548 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Lighting 81.2 Reflection 82.3 Parallax 79.3 66% 80.9 fps	MRender 81.4 Gravity 75 Splatting 77.1 64% 77.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 240GB-$85 5,005 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 144 156 166 162 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 507 Write 483 Mixed 397 SusWrite 168 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 41 157% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 112 121% 208 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 93%
WD WD3200JD-22K 320GB 730 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 297GB free Firmware: 08.05J08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 62 Write 59 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 62.4 42% 56.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 36%
WD WD3200JD-22K 320GB 730 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 297GB free Firmware: 08.05J08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 62 63 62 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 60.8 Write 49.5 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 61.9 39% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 12.3 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 14.1 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 85%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,632 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $229Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,349x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	917x
Core i7-6700KIntel $163Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	336x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	891x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	755x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	595x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	281x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	247x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	164x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	533x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	217x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	134x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $747

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353