MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	84.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '19 at 17:54
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 99 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 874 90% 724 Pts	64-Core 873 54% 873 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.53 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 188 Parallax 185 136% 180 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 170 Splatting 124 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 205 221 220 206 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 499 Write 236 Mixed 164 SusWrite 209 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 26.4 132% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 58.5 105% 211 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 85%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 115GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 274 293 279 283 243 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 432 Mixed 387 SusWrite 287 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 43.8 163% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 339 247% 323 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 104%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 94GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 345 317 318 319 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 482 Mixed 458 SusWrite 331 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 65.3 227% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 31.6 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 35.7 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 41 98% 41 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,285x
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	876x
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 $45Bench 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: $959

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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