MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics118% 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 Drive89.4% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateDec 17 '19 at 16:33
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 138
2-Core 275
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 730
73% 594 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 170
Parallax 181
142% 175 fps
MRender 199
Gravity 157
Splatting 0.13
84% 118 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 118%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 79 60 39 30 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 585
Write 269
Mixed 187
SusWrite 68.1
61% 277 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 17.2
137% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 363
311% 465 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 144%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
75GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 124 97 83 82 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 490
Write 455
Mixed 179
SusWrite 143
70% 317 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 38.6
139% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 161
134% 198 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 81%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
930GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 211 210 210 209 211 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 175
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 210
125% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 121%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
73% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 22.9
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,536 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $959
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