MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	255% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 18:25
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 263 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 766 73% 602 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1025 853 849 851 848 851 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,817 Write 1,393 Mixed 1,381 SusWrite 880 306% 1,368 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 70.8 245% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,381 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 1,153 872% 1,178 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 297%
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 142GB free Firmware: SAFM22.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 410 413 412 412 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 446 Mixed 294 SusWrite 401 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39 149% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 170 169% 268 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%
SSDPR-CL100-480 480GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 240GB free Firmware: R0818A SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 379 374 374 374 372 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 442 Write 345 Mixed 323 SusWrite 367 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 26.2 132% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 33.7 71% 142 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 877GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 174 174 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 171 Mixed 107 SusWrite 173 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 25.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 28 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 101%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,283x
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 $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 $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: $960

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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