MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% 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	91.8% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '20 at 15:15
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 273 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 749 77% 621 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 186 Parallax 203 190% 207 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 156 Splatting 130 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 323 147 148 145 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 471 Mixed 392 SusWrite 227 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 40.3 153% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 307 224% 289 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 95%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 14GB free Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 92 90 85 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 151 Write 122 Mixed 131 SusWrite 89.2 28% 123 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 33.4 147% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 99.3 82% 118 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 61%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 90GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 204 205 205 206 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 493 Write 199 Mixed 191 SusWrite 205 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 14.6 122% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 80.3 97% 171 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 78%
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 899GB free Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1849 1882 1904 1910 1924 1909 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 1,171 Write 1830 Mixed 1,233 SusWrite 1,896 348% 1,533 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 77.5 260% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 755 DQ Write 1,175 DQ Mixed 943 720% 958 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 305%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 196 198 198 197 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 140 Write 142 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 194 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 24GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.3 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 99%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,309x
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	590x

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	523x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16