MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	288% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, , 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '21 at 18:56
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%

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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 306 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 811 81% 661 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1B06) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 188 Parallax 173 138% 177 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 174 Splatting 126 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 858 550 537 527 518 512 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,553 Write 2,208 Mixed 1,670 SusWrite 584 391% 1,754 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 91.8 310% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,354 DQ Write 1,088 DQ Mixed 1,204 906% 1,215 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 340%
ST3320820AS 250GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 45GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 238 151 113 107 107 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 504 Write 492 Mixed 402 SusWrite 188 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 53.9 209% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 354 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 128%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 109GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,552 Write 2,354 Mixed 1703 490% 2,203 MB/s	4K Read 69.9 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 94.7 318% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,510 DQ Write 1,216 DQ Mixed 1,344 1,011% 1,357 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 408GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 101 104 94 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 128 Write 120 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 101 67% 93 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 163 166 159 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 145 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 164 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.3% Average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.8 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 5R 6G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
50%	56%	32	110	7	144	27"	2560 1440	MSI1462 Optix MAG27CQ

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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 $95Bench 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