MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	223% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '19 at 15:55
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 827 81% 665 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 856 621 622 617 619 618 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,721 Write 1,719 Mixed 674 SusWrite 659 266% 1,193 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 60.6 220% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,076 DQ Write 1,012 DQ Mixed 803 669% 964 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 254%
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2GB free Firmware: O0919A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 484 Write 426 Mixed 314 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 56 192% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 195 172% 257 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 114%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 170GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 451 349 250 251 249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 336 Mixed 373 SusWrite 333 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 43 157% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 327 249% 336 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 421GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 160 159 161 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 142 Write 151 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 160 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 11GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 9.6 8.7 9.6 8.4 9.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 116 Write 61.3 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 11.8 73% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.5 106% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 9,293 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 24.9 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 28.6 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 87%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,290x
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	878x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	132x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $948

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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