MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall 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!
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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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 Drive273% 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.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory21.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '19 at 05:17
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 147
2-Core 292
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 584
75% 566 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 94%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 190
Parallax 194
150% 189 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 182
Splatting 123
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1278 355 309 312 312 310 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
273% Outstanding
Read 2,466
Write 1,471
Mixed 1,264
SusWrite 479
314% 1,420 MB/s
4K Read 60.7
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 84.2
290% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 965
DQ Write 1,503
DQ Mixed 989
818% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 273%
Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
107GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 83 64 56 59 60 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 489
Write 376
Mixed 161
SusWrite 80.5
61% 277 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 42.3
144% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 96.2
DQ Mixed 112
104% 166 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78%
Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
820GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 118 117 118 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Read 129
Write 114
Mixed 113
SusWrite 118
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB
2347, 2347, 2347 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 27.5
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 25.8
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 80%

 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 5,555 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $798
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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