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 as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	96.5% 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	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.

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System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '19 at 22:23
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (51^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-$230 712,312 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 (86^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 263 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 765 73% 605 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$90 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 694GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 385 337 363 330 368 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 390 Write 453 Mixed 254 SusWrite 354 82% 362 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 38.9 143% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 336 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 146 144 143 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 15.3 Write 97.5 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 147 51% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 61% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 107%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 326GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 71 72 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 68.3 Write 69.7 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 71.6 78% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 44%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 392GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 68 68 68 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 66 Write 67.7 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 67.6 82% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 43%
WD My Book Duo 25F6 10TB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free, PID 25f6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 108 112 119 117 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 112 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 114 140% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.2 207% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 29.7 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 29.5 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 119%

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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 $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	909x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	883x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	748x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	524x
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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16