MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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 Drive	95.1% 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	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, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 17:31
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 577 77% 577 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 144 Parallax 137 108% 138 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 130 Splatting 106 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 139 54 53 54 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 56 Mixed 355 SusWrite 84.6 55% 252 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 50.4 177% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 250 210% 302 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 91%
Crucial M550 mSATA 128GB-$378 349 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 52GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 320 344 348 348 348 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 344 Mixed 317 SusWrite 342 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 46.1 171% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 223 203% 310 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 199GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 65 75 78 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 125 Write 116 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 74.3 74% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55 30,952 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 475GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 84 84 84 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 95 Write 90.3 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 83.1 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 30.4 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 28.8 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,289x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	330x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	877x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	743x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	588x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 68% - Good

Total price: $959

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16