MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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.
Boot Drive153% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '18 at 03:30
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 259
94% 166 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 774
77% 626 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 191
Parallax 189
142% 185 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 166
Splatting 122
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 375 378 374 380 381 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 941
Write 766
Mixed 427
SusWrite 383
140% 629 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 59
214% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 619
DQ Write 535
DQ Mixed 443
369% 532 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 153%
Great: 153%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33
298GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 95 95 96 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 87.5
Write 87.5
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 95
60% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
160GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 115 118 117 117 120 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 117
Write 97.2
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 118
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 30.6
102% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 30.4
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%

 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 5,536 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $959
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