MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	48.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '20 at 04:49
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 111 2-Core 221 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 604 64% 510 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.3% Excellent	Lighting 99.9 Reflection 107 Parallax 104 81% 104 fps	MRender 97 Gravity 95.4 Splatting 94.5 78% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 203 9.8 80 37 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 486 Write 370 Mixed 371 SusWrite 104 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 0.5 72% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 3.7 DQ Mixed 47.4 43% 71.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 100%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 67GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 83 82 81 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 51.3 Write 55.8 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 82.2 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 62%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 664GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 41 41 40 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 33.8 Write 34.7 Mixed 34 SusWrite 39.9 26% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 67%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 193GB free Firmware: 05.06H05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 65 64 63 65 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 69 Write 65.7 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 63.9 46% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 59%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 768GB free, PID 0577 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 6.9 6.9 7 6.9 7.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	8.81% Terrible	Read 36.5 Write 6.5 Mixed 11 SusWrite 6.9 16% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 43% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.81% Great: 19%
WD 6400AAK External 640GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 586GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 41 41 41 42 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 37.2 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 40.6 51% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 22%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 678 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 91GB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 119 101 118 120 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 78.5 Write 63.7 Mixed 59 SusWrite 116 109% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 40% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 65%
ST1000VM 002-1ET162 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 931GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 39 38 38 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 35 Write 36.5 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 38.2 48% 35 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.5% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 11.2 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 11.3 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 80%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,299x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	881x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	744x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	588x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	245x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	160x

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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $813

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16