MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive173% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161027
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateApr 26 '17 at 05:38
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 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-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 90.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 771
81% 647 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 145
Parallax 138
109% 139 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 129
Splatting 106
94% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 1,547
Write 554
Mixed 789
211% 963 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 44.3
184% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 449
DQ Write 500
DQ Mixed 159
207% 369 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 173%
Great: 144%
WD Blue SSHD 4TB (2015)-$65
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 133
Write 151
Mixed 120
101% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.25
88% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 83%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB
399GB free, PID 0740
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Read 39.2
Write 38.6
Mixed 16.7
38% 31.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.18
64% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.6% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 21.6
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 22.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 70.6%
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 5,543 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: $948
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