MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '20 at 18:22
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 255 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 731 71% 582 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.2% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 59.8 57% 66.2 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 62.9 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 839GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 393 429 419 449 424 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 490 Write 436 Mixed 389 SusWrite 420 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 45.8 4K Mixed 29.2 112% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 94.4 DQ Mixed 176 144% 215 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 618GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 397 431 420 450 424 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 442 Mixed 390 SusWrite 422 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 36.1 121% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 87.1 DQ Mixed 169 141% 212 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 922GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 202 193 203 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 168 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 196 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 286GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 92 97 93 100 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 103 Write 100 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 95.5 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 58%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 6990 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	4.27% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 3.8 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.6 7% 6.85 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.27% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 27 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 12.2 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 109%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,307x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	905x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	881x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	747x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	590x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	274x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	522x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $737

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16