MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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 Drive	224% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '20 at 21:30
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 752 76% 614 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 148 Parallax 129 118% 140 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 139 Splatting 112 99% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% 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% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 777 513 495 487 478 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 2,091 Write 1,652 Mixed 587 SusWrite 536 269% 1,217 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 61.9 243% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 444 DQ Write 1,069 DQ Mixed 456 434% 656 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 254%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 56GB free Firmware: MU04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 132 139 124 136 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 429 Write 175 Mixed 217 SusWrite 132 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 35.2 144% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 78.7 86% 147 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 105%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 114GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 264 256 256 257 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 262 Mixed 288 SusWrite 258 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 38.7 152% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 167 150% 226 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 484GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 159 156 159 160 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 127 Write 95.5 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 156 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 175 172 176 176 176 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 123 Write 83.5 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 173 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 114%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.1 256GB-$43 436 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 173GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 369 369 374 377 369 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 19% Great: 122%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.0 128GB-$60 1,435 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 33GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 235 224 236 230 234 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 246 Write 93.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 231 172% 143 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 8.4 684% 8.33 MB/s	DQ Read 10.5 DQ Write 12.3 DQ Mixed 9.3 774% 10.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB 7,914 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 12GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9 9.7 8.9 9.6 9.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	8.23% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 11 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 9.5 16% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 69% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.23% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165 7,179 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 29.2 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 118%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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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