MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	298% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 19:07
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 222 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 829 85% 684 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 934 661 659 652 658 657 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,512 Write 2,335 Mixed 1,652 SusWrite 703 402% 1,800 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 90 302% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,501 DQ Write 1,250 DQ Mixed 1,342 1,014% 1,364 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1TB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 485 485 477 486 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 481 Mixed 450 SusWrite 483 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 57.5 192% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 68GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 153 149 160 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 374 Write 223 Mixed 237 SusWrite 154 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 38.7 155% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 174 136% 184 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 213GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 304 305 305 305 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,452 Write 1,472 Mixed 1,353 SusWrite 479 319% 1,439 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 89.5 314% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 1,382 DQ Mixed 1,006 809% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 280%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 304GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 65 67 67 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 102 Write 94.3 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 66.2 62% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 123%
USB Flash Disk 16GB 2,340 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 10GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 7.3 6.2 7 5.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	6.34% Terrible	Read 23.7 Write 5.5 Mixed 12 SusWrite 6.7 14% 12 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.34% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 28.4 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.8 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,282x
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	743x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	588x

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 $95Bench 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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $968

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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