MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	114% 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	209% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '18 at 19:40
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 769 84% 664 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.46 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 159 Parallax 150 124% 154 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 146 Splatting 118 105% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 268 269 274 276 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 2,357 Write 1,174 Mixed 1,112 SusWrite 302 272% 1,236 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 53.8 269% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 386 DQ Mixed 118 159% 287 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 157%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 194GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 309 303 295 294 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 463 Mixed 328 SusWrite 308 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 50.5 180% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 251 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 319GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 459 453 451 394 393 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 442 Mixed 414 SusWrite 433 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 57.5 190% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 296 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 233GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1253 353 297 296 299 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,578 Write 1,451 Mixed 526 SusWrite 466 223% 1,005 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 54.6 232% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 1,157 DQ Mixed 836 704% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 810GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 174 174 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 158 Mixed 95 SusWrite 175 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 466GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 122 124 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 119 Write 117 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 123 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 26.3 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 29.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 101%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,282x
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 $76Bench 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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Total price: $968

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) $35	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