MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics38.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive72.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateJan 11 '20 at 23:25
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 70.6
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 178
66% 115 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 564
56% 459 Pts
64-Core 621
38% 621 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.6% Below average
Lighting 41.1
Reflection 64.6
Parallax 45.8
34% 50.5 fps
MRender 56.8
Gravity 69.2
Splatting 54.1
49% 60 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 170 116 126 89 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 216
Write 331
Mixed 214
SusWrite 131
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 31.2
123% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 600
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 89.7
154% 310 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 153%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
411GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 257 160 158 157 155 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 438
Mixed 363
SusWrite 221
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 69.6
4K Mixed 41.7
136% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 354
267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 134%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
132GB free
Firmware: UH5100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 157 117 117 106 57 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
43.1% Average
Read 408
Write 352
Mixed 235
SusWrite 135
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 35.4
4K Mixed 8.7
52% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 100
DQ Write 55.1
DQ Mixed 4.7
23% 53.4 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
62.6% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 22.9
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 10.3
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 99%

 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 5,543 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: $948
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