MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive175% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 17:10
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 78.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 249
83% 151 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 482
65% 485 Pts
64-Core 489
30% 489 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3775) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.5% Good
Lighting 80.8
Reflection 78.5
Parallax 67.6
66% 75.6 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 73.2
59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,833
Write 653
Mixed 888
246% 1,125 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 37.3
156% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 399
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 122
148% 263 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 175%
Great: 185%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 146
Write 153
Mixed 133
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 2.39
4K Mixed 0.3
115% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.8% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 19.8
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 17.5
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 84
48% 84 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 91%

 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 5,542 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: $959
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HDDRAMUSB
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