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 as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '21 at 12:18
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 117 2-Core 209 82% 140 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 620 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6583) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 124 Reflection 149 Parallax 134 101% 136 fps	Gravity 143 Splatting 125 117% 134 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 100 69 54 62 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 401 Write 176 Mixed 170 SusWrite 76 45% 206 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 27.2 106% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 132 123% 196 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 145GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 16 17 13 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 85.5 Write 10.5 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 14.9 27% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 71% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 75%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 103 103 103 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 103 Write 103 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 102 67% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 25.7 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 24.8 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 103%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,294x
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	879x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	245x
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 $45Bench 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: $948

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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