MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	153% 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	274% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '19 at 01:54
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 237 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 662 64% 525 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2282) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 206 Reflection 229 Parallax 238 168% 224 fps	MRender 269 Gravity 214 Splatting 138 162% 207 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 441GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1352 1402 1476 1502 1638 1832 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 1672 Write 1,398 Mixed 737 SusWrite 1,534 299% 1,335 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 50.8 183% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,284 DQ Write 1,276 DQ Mixed 1,089 870% 1,216 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 353%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116 16,263 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 953GB free Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1570 1569 1627 1563 1627 1572 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,838 Write 1,298 Mixed 1,019 SusWrite 1588 322% 1,436 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 78.5 246% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,216 DQ Write 1,086 DQ Mixed 1,219 896% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 355%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 149GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 68 67 67 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 90.5 Write 72.5 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 67.4 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 54%
Toshiba MK5065GSXF 500GB 2,703 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 453GB free Firmware: GV108B SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 80 81 81 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 81.5 Write 81.8 Mixed 19 SusWrite 80.4 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVR 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67.8% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 20.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 14.7 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 73.3 54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 103%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,304x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	881x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	745x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	589x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $737

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16