MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% 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 Drive67.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '18 at 12:56
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 221
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 707
66% 549 Pts
64-Core 706
44% 706 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 149
Parallax 128
112% 138 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 132
Splatting 109
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTE256HMHP-000H1 256GB
164GB free
Firmware: EXT22H0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 514
Write 246
Mixed 339
81% 366 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 16.9
124% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 36.8
96% 208 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 86%
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF002C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 488
Write 244
Mixed 269
73% 334 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 60.5
4K Mixed 19.3
105% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 34.3
DQ Write 57
DQ Mixed 9.43
17% 33.6 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
451GB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 159
Mixed 143
119% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.22
70% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35
412GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 62
Write 67
Mixed 55.6
46% 61.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.1
50% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 50%
ST340063 3A 400GB
335GB free, PID 0502
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Read 36.4
Write 37.3
Mixed 35.4
47% 36.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.4
62% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
44.3% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 11.3
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 49%

 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 5,542 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: $959
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