MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% 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	92.4% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '19 at 08:35
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 778 74% 613 Pts	64-Core 787 49% 787 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 150 Parallax 139 109% 141 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 134 Splatting 111 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 289 142 141 143 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 387 Mixed 354 SusWrite 192 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 42.6 162% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 263 200% 266 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 95%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 34GB free Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 83 106 106 106 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 174 Write 116 Mixed 133 SusWrite 101 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 35.3 147% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 113 88% 123 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 61%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 90GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 206 206 206 206 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 501 Write 199 Mixed 212 SusWrite 206 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 13.5 128% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 78.5 89% 151 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 204 207 213 213 215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 134 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 210 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 24GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 30.4 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 30.2 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 99%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,289x
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	877x
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 $92Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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