MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.6% 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	125% 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	8GB 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 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	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 18:53
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 579 77% 578 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 11BF) ≥ 4GB; 50IQH8DVP1WT CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 45.6 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 39.4 37% 39.1 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 43.3 Splatting 37.8 33% 40 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 312 313 299 312 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 494 Mixed 408 SusWrite 322 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 65.3 222% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 215 215 216 214 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 165 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 215 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 130 125 126 128 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 128 Write 95 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 127 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.1 244% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 67%
Samsung G2 Portable 500GB 768 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 218GB free, PID 6033 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 40 Write 31.5 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 41.6 50% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 1x8GB 4,896 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.5 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 52%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,282x
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: $968

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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