MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 23:38
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 297 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 838 84% 681 Pts	64-Core 818 51% 818 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.21 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 84 80 80 81 85 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 473 Write 228 Mixed 156 SusWrite 87.2 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 25.2 127% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 57.1 93% 185 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 85%
PNY CS2211 960GB-$289 229 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 169GB free Firmware: CS221017 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 479 474 471 483 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 496 Mixed 381 SusWrite 476 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 43.6 166% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 187 183% 290 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 111%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 482GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 131 128 129 126 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 111 Write 133 Mixed 74 SusWrite 129 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 75%
F8 T5 69GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 2% 64GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	1.78% Terrible	Read 0.3 Write 0.2 Mixed 0.2 SusWrite 0.5 0% 0.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 32% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.78% Great: 3%

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 (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 27.8 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 31.9 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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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	3,283x
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	875x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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