MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	87.3% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '17 at 01:42
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 268 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 523 70% 522 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate 600 120GB-$105 655 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: C675 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7438 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2724 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 27 0 64428179483 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 93 93 8 (EA) Unknown 100 100 58222 (F1) Unknown 100 100 22778 (F2) Unknown 100 100 22405 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 162076	87.3% Excellent	Read 488 Write 239 Mixed 296 75% 341 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 28.7 134% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 82.5 119% 224 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 98106480 (03) Spinup time 92 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7430 (05) Reallocated sector count 90 90 13624 (07) Seek error rate 65 60 245025354413 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15096 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4867 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BC) Unknown 100 98 60130459703 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 53 34847522845 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1692 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 39 39 122514 (C2) HDA temperature 29 47 -140737488355299 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 97 24 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 97 24 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 124863289240367 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -112634580590113 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3307837434670	83.5% Excellent	Read 146 Write 145 Mixed 119 102% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.31 94% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 113%
Generic Storage Device 16GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 15GB free, PID 1336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	8.59% Terrible	Read 19.1 Write 9.51 Mixed 9.81 15% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.27 4K Write 0.81 4K Mixed 1.31 92% 2.46 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.59% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 28.7 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 29.4 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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: $960

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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