MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	May 31 '19 at 22:37
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 851 87% 705 Pts	64-Core 849 53% 849 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1B06) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 193 Parallax 176 146% 183 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 177 Splatting 124 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,806 Write 1,304 Mixed 486 263% 1,199 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 49.9 245% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,022 DQ Write 1,144 DQ Mixed 820 690% 995 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 18GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 120 125 129 119 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 403 Write 143 Mixed 199 SusWrite 123 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 39.1 171% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 140 111% 154 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 93GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 478 478 463 461 463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 454 Mixed 389 SusWrite 472 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 71.6 242% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 134%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 360GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 76 75 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 67.8 Write 35 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 75.7 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 59%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 483GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 96 97 97 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 96.7 Write 98.3 Mixed 71 SusWrite 96.1 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 99%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 182GB free Firmware: 1AA01112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 64 66 68 66 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 75.5 Write 35.3 Mixed 49 SusWrite 66.5 42% 56.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 59%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 566GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 65 64 67 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 82.5 Write 28.2 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 64.4 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 26.5 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 30.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 104%

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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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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) $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