MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	65.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.1% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

CPU throttled at 70% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '18 at 17:43
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	70%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 108 2-Core 214 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 424 53% 404 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3177) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Lighting 84.2 Reflection 85.6 Parallax 83.9 69% 84.6 fps	MRender 80.3 Gravity 75.4 Splatting 66 60% 73.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
VK0480GEMQR 480GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 48 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 909 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 62 163209609245 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (F7) Unknown 100 100 74605035 (F8) Unknown 100 100 44527917	91.1% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 399 Mixed 178 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 32.2 133% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 65.9 94% 174 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 91%
WD WD7502ABYS-02A6B0 750GB 1,121 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 261GB free Firmware: 03.00C09 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 2691 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2927 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 51 51 36040 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2847 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 659 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2267 (C2) HDA temperature 123 100 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 94.6 Mixed 61.4 64% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.53 137% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 24.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 104%

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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 $229Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,353x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	917x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	336x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	892x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	756x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	596x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	281x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	248x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	164x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	533x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	217x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	134x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $747

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