MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	134% 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	76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '23 at 05:04
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 VH 9,708 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 231 87% 151 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 708 70% 573 Pts	64-Core 721 45% 721 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405B) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 238 Parallax 172 153% 199 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 140 Splatting 122 120% 151 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 137 107 8.5 99 88 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 482 Write 410 Mixed 393 SusWrite 131 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 27 126% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 45.8 96% 191 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 102%
Nvme ADATA SX8100NP 1TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 108GB free Firmware: 1D45 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 533 561 429 9.2 112 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 563 Mixed 312 SusWrite 296 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 66.3 177% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,193 DQ Write 832 DQ Mixed 1,089 793% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 325%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 588GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 162 163 163 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 158 Mixed 105 SusWrite 162 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 04CB DDR4 3200 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 34.4 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 32.8 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 5: 0P 0R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
5%	30%	10	215	59	240	24.5"	1280 720	DELA103 DELL AW2518HF

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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 $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	909x
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 $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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	524x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $293	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 $45	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