MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	387% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '19 at 03:05
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 312 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 877 90% 725 Pts	64-Core 877 54% 877 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 148 Parallax 159 130% 156 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 132 Splatting 109 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 779GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1877 1901 1889 2008 2005 1250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 2,613 Write 2,064 Mixed 1,533 SusWrite 1,822 450% 2,008 MB/s	4K Read 70.2 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 100 352% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,418 DQ Write 1,392 DQ Mixed 510 629% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 372%
ST1000LX015-1U7172 240GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 67GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 126 115 119 124 77 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 465 Write 367 Mixed 259 SusWrite 129 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 21.9 100% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 28.4 84% 179 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 87%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 59GB free Firmware: R0802B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 119 287 324 3.6 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 1,492 Write 953 Mixed 932 SusWrite 172 196% 887 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 9 191% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 394 DQ Write 45.7 DQ Mixed 2.6 57% 147 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 228%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 448GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 66 76 90 83 82 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 90.5 Write 2.5 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 81.6 38% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.1 161% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 70%
Seagate Ultra Slim MT 2TB 1,663 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 94 98 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 123 Mixed 108 SusWrite 98.1 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 179% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 26.4 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 29.7 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,278x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	330x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	875x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	742x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	587x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

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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Total price: $968

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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