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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	225% 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	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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '19 at 08:43
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 252 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 768 76% 623 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 249 248 243 242 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,918 Write 1,308 Mixed 597 SusWrite 300 227% 1,031 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 66.9 258% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 1,232 DQ Write 1,079 DQ Mixed 792 693% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 236%
Samsung 830 Series 59GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 28GB free Firmware: CXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 281 317 309 311 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 501 Write 321 Mixed 265 SusWrite 274 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 22.1 95% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 83.3 DQ Mixed 121 97% 139 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 206GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 181 182 183 183 184 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 425GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 63 63 61 62 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 77.7 Write 73.9 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 62.7 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 51%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 542GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 34.3 Write 34.6 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 39.1 47% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.9% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 20.4 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.3 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 104%

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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	3,313x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	908x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	883x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	748x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	524x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: $745

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 $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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16