MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% 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 Drive130% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime1 Days
Run DateDec 25 '19 at 19:53
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 132
2-Core 205
85% 145 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 779
70% 589 Pts
64-Core 788
49% 788 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 191
Parallax 173
144% 180 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 180
Splatting 123
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 229 249 465 449 186 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 935
Write 176
Mixed 272
SusWrite 301
92% 421 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 41.6
165% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 843
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 241
254% 437 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 130%
Great: 210%
Intel 530 Series 180GB
60GB free
Firmware: DC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 163 160 150 165 160 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 334
Write 165
Mixed 244
SusWrite 152
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 42.2
168% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 148
133% 203 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 26.3
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.3
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,542 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $959
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