MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime13.3 Days
Run DateApr 12 '21 at 12:19
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 259
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 673
69% 557 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,680
Write 1,842
Mixed 1,243
354% 1,588 MB/s
4K Read 65
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 94.3
314% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 946
DQ Write 813
DQ Mixed 407
434% 722 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47
266GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 104
Write 93.4
Mixed 70.4
66% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
173GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 152 152 152 152 148 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 146
Mixed 89
SusWrite 151
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.4% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 11.8
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.3
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,536 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $960
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HDDRAMUSB
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