MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 19:56
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 241 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 653 70% 556 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 159 Parallax 170 136% 165 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 140 Splatting 113 117% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB 11,477 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC8110E Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 392 Mixed 286 86% 387 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 38.7 140% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 213 193% 295 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 101%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 216GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 80 82 95 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 80.8 Write 78.9 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 83.7 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 83%
Seagate ST1000VT001-1RE172 1TB 925 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 106GB free Firmware: SDC2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 83 83 84 85 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 95.7 Write 100 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 81.5 57% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.2 136% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$32 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 98GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 33 33 33 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 122 Write 35.1 Mixed 46 SusWrite 32.7 44% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 74%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 61GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 138 137 120 102 105 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 143 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 120 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 1.1 284% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 103%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 118GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 69 70 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 86.2 Write 86 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 69.2 105% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 22.8 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 78%

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,317x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	911x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	334x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	884x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	750x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	527x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	216x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	133x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16