MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.1% 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 Drive98.6% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 14 '19 at 20:34
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 46%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 224
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 667
64% 526 Pts
64-Core 701
43% 701 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.1% Very good
Lighting 97.7
Reflection 108
Parallax 92.8
80% 99.6 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 93.4
Splatting 97.8
78% 95 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 88%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A63) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.57% Terrible
Lighting 7.9
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 7.81
6% 8.84 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 15.8
10% 11.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.57%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 329 335 343 361 367 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 448
Write 412
Mixed 398
SusWrite 338
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 78.1
4K Mixed 38.3
145% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 286
232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 125%
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129
447GB free
Firmware: O1203AB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 164 74 75 75 73 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 446
Write 367
Mixed 361
SusWrite 137
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 36.4
126% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 244
203% 292 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 95%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 32GB
25GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 19 19 17 18 19 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
27.9% Poor
Read 161
Write 31.2
Mixed 21
SusWrite 18.1
55% 57.8 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4C3000C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 25.6
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 31.1
SC Mixed 24.4
70% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 103%

 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 5,543 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: $948
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