MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '21 at 16:49
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 30%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 141
2-Core 257
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 768
75% 614 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.1
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.6% Above average
Lighting 66.7
Reflection 63.6
Parallax 90.5
54% 73.6 fps
MRender 65.6
Gravity 72
Splatting 47.6
49% 61.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,947
Write 422
Mixed 587
212% 986 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 67
240% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,293
DQ Write 503
DQ Mixed 703
571% 833 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
WD WD1000FYPS-01ZKB0 1TB
45GB free
Firmware: 02.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 40 41 40 41 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
22.7% Poor
Read 38.8
Write 38.5
Mixed 30.3
SusWrite 39.5
27% 36.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 31.9
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 28.7
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%

 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 5,535 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: $960
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