MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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 Drive	269% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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	18.3 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '18 at 17:35
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 768 84% 662 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 6775) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 143 Parallax 122 113% 134 fps	MRender 98.6 Gravity 131 Splatting 107 92% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 296 298 298 299 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,441 Write 1,464 Mixed 1,048 SusWrite 473 300% 1,356 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 84.2 294% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1348 DQ Mixed 999 800% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 280%
Intel SSDSC2BX400G4R 400GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 311GB free Firmware: G201DL29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 373 384 379 346 345 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 377 Write 376 Mixed 295 SusWrite 367 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 39.7 170% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 280 218% 299 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 181GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 299 299 300 301 301 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 433 Mixed 383 SusWrite 318 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 65.6 233% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 9.5 9.4 8.8 9.5 9.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 24.2 Write 3.5 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 9.1 12% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.6 180% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV8GX4M1A2133C15 859B BLS4G4D240FSA.8FADG 8502 PSD44G213381 Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 20GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.9% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.9 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,317x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	911x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	334x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	884x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	750x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	527x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	216x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	133x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16