MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	115% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '17 at 18:03
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	LUX-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 266 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 753 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3352) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 39.6 38% 39.6 fps	MRender 41.5 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 38.2 33% 40.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 769 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 179 (B1) Unknown 99 99 5 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 53 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 9 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3313318360	115% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 413 Mixed 415 99% 447 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 47.8 183% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 114 137% 241 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
WD WD1001FAES-60Z2A0 1TB 11,642 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 912GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 172 4108 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2827 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8887 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2692 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 65 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2761 (C2) HDA temperature 114 95 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	65.9% Good	Read 117 Write 113 Mixed 96.7 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.27 94% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 75%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 764GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 12884901888 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 4 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 12 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 137440526367 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	76.2% Very good	Read 153 Write 114 Mixed 132 100% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.13 54% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 107%
Philips USB Flash Drive 32GB 273 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 22GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 249 Write 79.7 Mixed 54.5 127% 128 MB/s	4K Read 4.56 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.85 92% 2.25 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 44%
takeMS Flashdisk 16GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 4100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	8.37% Terrible	Read 24.7 Write 12.8 Mixed 10.7 18% 16 MB/s	4K Read 6.19 4K Write 0.18 4K Mixed 0.74 54% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 8.37% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 28.6 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 28 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 97%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,536 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,283x
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	875x
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: $960

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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