MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	226% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '17 at 15:31
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 817 83% 672 Pts	64-Core 824 51% 824 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gainward(10B0 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 156 Parallax 134 121% 146 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 142 Splatting 111 100% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$99 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 402GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 0 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4642 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 175 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 11 (AE) Unknown 100 100 74 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 62 38 266288693286 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 7513446573 (F7) Unknown 100 100 235345636 (F8) Unknown 100 100 119422642 (B4) Unknown 0 0 3577 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	87.7% Excellent	Read 486 Write 339 Mixed 341 86% 388 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 27.5 117% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 51.3 99% 202 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 104%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,999 Write 1,122 Mixed 1,321 327% 1,481 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 52.8 188% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 595 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 112 173% 336 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 185%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 370GB free Firmware: CR100-12 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7552 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6724 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 31496 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 187 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 907730 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 1 1 10882 (BE) vendor-specific 69 54 31 (C2) HDA temperature 148 100 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 907730 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 131	42.7% Average	Read 69.7 Write 79.1 Mixed 71.5 55% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.36 77% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 44%
WD Elements 25A2 500GB 1,804 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 49GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 41.3 Write 40.7 Mixed 37.2 51% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.23 77% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,357 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 32.1 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 31.5 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%

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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	3,314x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	909x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	332x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	883x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	749x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	525x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	216x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	133x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $745

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16