MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	212% 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.
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 13:26
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 (97^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 787 77% 632 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 158 Parallax 136 125% 149 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 149 Splatting 119 106% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 569 319 316 319 317 315 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1629 Write 1,400 Mixed 527 SusWrite 359 217% 979 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 57.7 249% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,050 DQ Write 1,217 DQ Mixed 826 708% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 236%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 194GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 440 309 306 297 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 472 Mixed 336 SusWrite 352 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 51.6 188% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 250 213% 313 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 320GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 461 459 470 470 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 455 Mixed 426 SusWrite 461 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 58.8 199% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 294 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 804GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 175 176 176 176 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 130 Write 132 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 175 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 466GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 124 124 124 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 124 Write 119 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 124 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 28.1 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 31.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

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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