MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	117% 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	297% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '18 at 09:15
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 758 74% 604 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 153 Parallax 150 129% 154 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 136 Splatting 104 107% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 921 654 653 646 654 650 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,436 Write 2,256 Mixed 1,409 SusWrite 696 379% 1,699 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 88.4 306% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,507 DQ Write 1,285 DQ Mixed 1,350 1,024% 1,381 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 340%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 297GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 464 464 456 376 392 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 459 Mixed 437 SusWrite 435 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 53.8 178% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 293 239% 340 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 843GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 87 105 104 99 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 7.5 Write 9.5 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 91.1 21% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 13% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 107%
ASMT 2115 1TB 4,577 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 731GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	6.34% Terrible	Read 14.8 Write 16.7 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 17.7 22% 15.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 6.34% Great: 167%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D30AETA.K16FE 4x8GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.3% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.6 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 24.5 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 116%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,576 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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	3,314x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	909x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	332x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	883x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	749x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	525x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	216x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	133x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16