MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	259% 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.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '18 at 17:35
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (60^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 266 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 611 67% 532 Pts	64-Core 636 39% 636 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A63) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.11% Terrible	Lighting 8.43 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 8.53 7% 9.68 fps	MRender 12.8 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 16.7 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.11% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 370F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 54.4 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.3 44% 56.2 fps	MRender 78.1 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 71 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,680 Write 1,355 Mixed 1,429 400% 1,821 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 41.4 192% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 121 132% 222 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 254%
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 78GB free Firmware: X4162000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6332 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 326 (A5) Unknown 100 100 60240561578 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 46 (A8) Unknown 100 100 50 (A9) Unknown 100 100 705 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 25 (AE) Unknown 100 100 100 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 75 322123530284 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 15 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 4458230121486 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 12706 (EA) Unknown 100 100 13962 (F1) Unknown 253 253 12939 (F2) Unknown 253 253 40976 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	77.3% Very good	Read 493 Write 232 Mixed 299 75% 341 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 20.8 116% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 44.1 79% 158 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 104%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 916GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 66 (03) Spinup time 186 186 21492597081 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 45 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1510 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 41 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 45 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 45 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 141735231519 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	66.3% Good	Read 119 Write 112 Mixed 63.6 73% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.01 4K Write 0.12 4K Mixed 0.04 7% 0.06 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 272GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 29514880 (03) Spinup time 97 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 229 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 12935568501 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 8966 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 179 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 62 454623258 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 99 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 475 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 42949672986 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 105441447125728 (F1) Unknown 100 253 31971385473 (F2) Unknown 100 253 324837436404	78% Very good	Read 136 Write 136 Mixed 152 107% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.2 59% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 187GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 37766608 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 225 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 30908689 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 8812 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 164 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 63 421003289 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 127 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 436 (C2) HDA temperature 25 40 51539607577 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -106725642329529 (F1) Unknown 100 253 20341912730 (F2) Unknown 100 253 93029316460	92.1% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 147 Mixed 175 125% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.17 79% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 4,021 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 33.3 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 32.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 136%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,283x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	330x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	875x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	743x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	588x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	132x

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Total price: $960

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16