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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	305% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	54.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	10.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '19 at 18:10
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 255 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 719 71% 578 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 599GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1324 1117 1118 1123 1072 1084 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,360 Write 2,230 Mixed 1,592 SusWrite 1,140 410% 1,830 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 79.5 266% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,505 DQ Write 1,133 DQ Mixed 1,281 968% 1,306 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 148GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 411 330 237 248 240 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 450 Mixed 358 SusWrite 310 85% 375 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 41.9 153% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 238 194% 277 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 98%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 458GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 474 484 463 486 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 464 Mixed 404 SusWrite 469 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 63.5 224% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 360 258% 334 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 131%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 722GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 134 131 135 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 120 Mixed 68 SusWrite 133 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 150 151 151 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 145 Write 121 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 151 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB 2,982 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 31.3 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 29.9 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 129%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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: $959

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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