MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	127% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161117
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '19 at 14:54
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 754 78% 629 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 150 Parallax 141 112% 143 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 136 Splatting 111 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 297 296 300 296 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 487 Mixed 389 SusWrite 312 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 66.1 229% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 352 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 28GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 294 291 289 261 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1,223 Write 295 Mixed 332 SusWrite 266 115% 529 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 40.3 206% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 961 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 412 360% 556 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 153%
Samsung MZ7TD128HAFV-000L1 128GB 4,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 8GB free Firmware: DXT05L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 28 26 27 27 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 439 Write 81.7 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 29.7 35% 161 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 20.6 103% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 78.8 DQ Mixed 51.1 78% 154 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 71%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 165GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 257 257 257 257 257 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 480 Mixed 410 SusWrite 279 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 60.6 216% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 226 207% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 327GB free Firmware: CC6B SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 95 95 95 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 89 Write 92 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 94.2 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 27.4 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 31.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 110%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,546 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	3,293x
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	879x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	245x
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 $45Bench 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: $948

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 $45	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