MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.7% 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 Drive	78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '18 at 08:46
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 141 2-Core 277 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 780 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% EVGA(3842 2687) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 40.3 Parallax 56.1 36% 46.9 fps	MRender 53.2 Gravity 51 Splatting 38 38% 47.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 506ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 107 16795239 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 32023276175353 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1372 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 196 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 16 37 25772228624 (C2) HDA temperature 16 37 25772228624 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 16795239 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 16795239 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 16795239 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 94 94 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 29315 (EA) Unknown 0 0 7656 (F1) Unknown 0 0 7656 (F2) Unknown 0 0 12546	78.7% Very good	Read 493 Write 187 Mixed 212 65% 297 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 17.3 135% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 45.3 76% 147 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 83%
SAMSUNG HM320II 320GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 203GB free, PID 0225 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 37 Write 41.6 Mixed 38.3 51% 39 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.42 75% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x4GB 925 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 26.2 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 29.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 98%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,290x
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	878x
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	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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