MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.69% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive127% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161201
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 28 '18 at 18:07
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Memory 89.9
1-Core 152
2-Core 297
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 764
82% 650 Pts
64-Core 774
48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A63) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.69% Terrible
Lighting 8.03
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 7.88
6% 9.17 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 16.4
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.69%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
420GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 406 405 400 384 396 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 444
Mixed 374
SusWrite 402
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 63.8
216% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 360
271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 127%
Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
1GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 94.9
Write 93.4
Mixed 12.7
48% 67 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 23
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 25.3
70% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72%
Great: 89%

 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 5,551 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: 68% - Good Total price: $948
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