MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics123% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 16 '18 at 17:18
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 85.1
1-Core 119
2-Core 235
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 640
67% 539 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 179
Parallax 163
140% 171 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 166
Splatting 114
107% 132 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 485
Write 476
Mixed 392
101% 451 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 57.6
199% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39
139GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 108 102 103 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 108
Write 107
Mixed 68.7
SusWrite 102
71% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 859B CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD2 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.4% Below average
MC Read 11.9
MC Write 12.5
MC Mixed 10.7
33% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 12.6
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 76%

 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 5,599 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $753
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HDDRAMUSB
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