MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics47.6% 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 Drive225% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 24 '17 at 20:51
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 855
92% 733 Pts
64-Core 852
53% 852 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 105%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.76
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.6% Average
Lighting 54.7
Reflection 63
Parallax 50.8
45% 56.2 fps
MRender 77.2
Gravity 54.3
Splatting 65.5
54% 65.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
244GB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 943
Write 945
Mixed 904
208% 931 MB/s
4K Read 51.9
4K Write 309
4K Mixed 57
315% 139 MB/s
DQ Read 421
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 170
188% 318 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 206%
Great: 313%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 2,400
Write 906
Mixed 1,158
325% 1,488 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 35.5
170% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 647
DQ Write 420
DQ Mixed 224
251% 430 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 225%
Great: 236%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23
304GB free
Firmware: AX0D5A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 98.3
Write 98.1
Mixed 91.4
72% 96 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.2
67% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 26.5
96% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 37.8
SC Mixed 30
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 49.1
82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 104%

 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 5,530 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: $968
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HDDRAMUSB
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