MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	124% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '19 at 00:39
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 796 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 196 Parallax 176 145% 183 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 175 Splatting 121 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$53 1,572 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8TM14.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 211 95 86 136 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 847 Write 471 Mixed 582 SusWrite 196 116% 524 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 52 196% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 467 DQ Mixed 341 278% 389 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 119%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 85GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 91 85 81 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 265 Write 155 Mixed 187 SusWrite 85.6 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 44.2 165% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 120 92% 124 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 68GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 112 109 110 112 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 263 Write 150 Mixed 205 SusWrite 106 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 45.3 169% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 120 90% 119 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB 16,770 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 26.2 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 29.6 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 88%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,289x
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	877x
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 $177	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