MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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	113% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 11:49
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 211 87% 148 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 765 73% 601 Pts	64-Core 838 52% 838 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4009) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 126 Parallax 138 103% 130 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 114 Splatting 107 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 442 446 455 437 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 473 Mixed 377 SusWrite 441 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 42.6 168% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 321 248% 340 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 533GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1404 1431 1442 1468 1467 1476 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,460 Write 1,445 Mixed 1,068 SusWrite 1,448 305% 1,355 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 73.2 258% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 869 DQ Mixed 270 344% 607 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 295%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 931GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1504 1511 1025 535 535 536 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,403 Write 1,309 Mixed 1,092 SusWrite 941 266% 1,186 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 63.2 220% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 684 DQ Write 967 DQ Mixed 271 360% 641 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 295%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 223GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 54 54 54 54 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 453 Mixed 406 SusWrite 92.5 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 48.2 164% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 254 212% 305 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 91%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 709GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 73 74 72 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 88.4 Write 88.1 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 72.5 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 51%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$40 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 70GB free Firmware: 05.06H05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 61.3 Write 29.1 Mixed 32.4 SusWrite 29 28% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 101% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 59%
Generic External 500GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 37GB free, PID 1240 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 42.2 Write 40.6 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 42.7 52% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 76%
WDC WD30 00JB-00KFA0 300GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 111GB free, PID 6830 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.6% Poor	Read 38.9 Write 32.2 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 35.4 45% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 30.8 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 29.1 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 106%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,316x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	910x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	333x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	883x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	749x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	525x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	216x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	133x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $239	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $139	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16