MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

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Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.6% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 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	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 21:09
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	91%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 65.6 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 119 52% 85.3 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 475 42% 358 Pts	64-Core 628 39% 628 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04FB) CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.1 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.6% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 64 Parallax 59.7 35% 55.5 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 52.3 43% 52.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 53%
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB; Saphire CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.4% Poor	Lighting 27.8 Reflection 6.08 Parallax 16.2 23% 16.7 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 18.9 Splatting 14.2 25% 33.3 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 418 Write 408 Mixed 324 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 41.7 139% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 87GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 390 398 373 385 390 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 375 Write 364 Mixed 395 SusWrite 383 86% 379 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 40.2 129% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 122%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 31GB free Firmware: 03.03E03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 75.5 Write 74.7 Mixed 52 SusWrite 81.4 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 20.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 9.8 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,278x
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	875x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	742x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	587x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	520x
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: 68% - Good

Total price: $968

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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