MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 14 '18 at 22:44
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 above expectations (80th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 148
2-Core 269
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 588
70% 538 Pts
64-Core 769
48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1569 MHz, MLim: 1854 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32.8% Below average
Lighting 34.6
Reflection 50.3
Parallax 36.6
28% 40.5 fps
MRender 73.4
Gravity 30.4
Splatting 51.2
42% 51.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
789GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 85.6
Write 85.4
Mixed 93.6
67% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.26
73% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.4% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.7
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.6
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 109%

 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 5,543 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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