MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive184% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '20 at 11:35
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 271
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 531
71% 533 Pts
64-Core 525
32% 525 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3771) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.6% Good
Lighting 76.6
Reflection 79.2
Parallax 68.3
62% 74.7 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 71.9
Splatting 75
60% 73 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 112 112 115 46 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 1500
Write 1,499
Mixed 1,106
SusWrite 96.4
234% 1,050 MB/s
4K Read 60
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 81.1
284% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 680
DQ Write 650
DQ Mixed 137
248% 489 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 184%
Great: 295%
VR000480GWFMD 480GB
301GB free
Firmware: HPGB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 380 387 380 388 385 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 382
Mixed 296
SusWrite 377
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 35.4
157% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 272
210% 282 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 153 154 155 72 76 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 161
Write 128
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 126
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 28.7
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 35.5
SC Mixed 26
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 104%

 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 5,550 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: $948
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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