MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall 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!
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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive273% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171120
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 19 '18 at 14:13
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 144
2-Core 280
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 570
76% 571 Pts
64-Core 573
36% 573 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 114
Parallax 98
91% 108 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 99.2
Splatting 101
82% 99.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1294 299 308 310 282 65 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
273% Outstanding
Read 2,469
Write 1,472
Mixed 1,305
SusWrite 426
314% 1418 MB/s
4K Read 66.3
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 87.8
302% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 1,507
DQ Mixed 1,011
830% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 273%
Great: 280%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 118 118 118 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 112
Write 108
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 117
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 67%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
425GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 168 169 165 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 146
Write 138
Mixed 31
SusWrite 167
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.2
395% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 30.8
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 26.6
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 97%

 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: $959
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HDDRAMUSB
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