MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	178% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	363% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	17 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '21 at 20:22
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 264 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 779 77% 629 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB; 24g-p5-3987-kr CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5456 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	178% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 254 Parallax 303 203% 269 fps	MRender 342 Gravity 202 Splatting 166 185% 237 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 701GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1835 1874 1916 1974 1972 1994 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2,203 Write 1,883 Mixed 1,880 SusWrite 1,928 444% 1,974 MB/s	4K Read 72.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 100 326% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,390 DQ Write 1,085 DQ Mixed 1205 910% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 410%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 16GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 101 90 88 65 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 338 Write 131 Mixed 163 SusWrite 82.3 39% 179 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 37.7 148% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 93.3 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 85.8 72% 102 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 264GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 139 137 138 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 117 Write 109 Mixed 79 SusWrite 138 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 603GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 189 188 187 188 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 130 Write 127 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 187 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 3x8GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 44.4 MC Mixed 31.4 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 32.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,303x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	881x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	745x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	589x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	245x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $787

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16