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 (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.
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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	153% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '20 at 16:02
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	MLT-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 (99^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 801 81% 657 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 604 87 84 97 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,459 Write 1,422 Mixed 956 SusWrite 219 226% 1,014 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 60.8 208% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 684 DQ Write 84.8 DQ Mixed 124 157% 298 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 295%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 256GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 463 230 152 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 458 Mixed 381 SusWrite 269 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 40.3 154% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 298 219% 283 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 95%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 821GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 58 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 91.3 Write 89 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 57.3 95% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 58%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 27.5 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 31.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	3,288x
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 $179	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