MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	143% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 22:35
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 306 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 710 76% 605 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% 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 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 178 Parallax 171 135% 171 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 179 Splatting 132 119% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB 926 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 282 348 301 287 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,020 Write 771 Mixed 465 SusWrite 308 142% 641 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 43.5 189% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 653 DQ Write 513 DQ Mixed 432 364% 533 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 153%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 196GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 321 323 320 321 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 322 Mixed 317 SusWrite 321 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 43.8 164% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 148 140% 212 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 97%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 230GB free Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1636 998 593 594 592 585 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,133 Write 1,703 Mixed 790 SusWrite 833 303% 1,365 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 63 252% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,064 DQ Write 1296 DQ Mixed 988 798% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 254%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 135GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 82 83 82 82 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 82 Write 85.5 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 81.4 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 54%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 112 110 110 110 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 108 Write 107 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 111 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 7,409 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.8% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.2 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 111%

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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	3,281x
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 $76Bench 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