MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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	114% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '20 at 23:35
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 759 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 120F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 177 Parallax 164 132% 168 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 161 Splatting 117 107% 131 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 186 162 176 146 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 623 Write 583 Mixed 512 SusWrite 188 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 29.1 157% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 757 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 679 519% 703 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 141%
Intel S3500 Series 480GB-$151 1,069 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 261GB free Firmware: D2010370 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 427 418 427 399 400 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 357 Write 431 Mixed 304 SusWrite 415 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39.3 151% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 262 200% 270 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 584GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 152 149 152 151 152 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 159 Write 106 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 151 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB 7,666 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 801GB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 109 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 110 Write 98.2 Mixed 56 SusWrite 108 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KYXC0V-MIB 2x16GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.6 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 25.3 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 84%

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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 $241Bench 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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $959

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $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