MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive339% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 19 '19 at 21:49
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 151
2-Core 291
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 843
85% 688 Pts
64-Core 840
52% 840 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 114
Parallax 98.5
92% 109 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 102
Splatting 103
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2053 847 807 814 812 811 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
339% Outstanding
Read 2,676
Write 2,471
Mixed 1,850
SusWrite 1,024
448% 2,005 MB/s
4K Read 71
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 99.7
335% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,594
DQ Write 1339
DQ Mixed 1,441
1,087% 1,458 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 339%
Great: 355%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60
947GB free
Firmware: MJAOA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 108 110 108 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 62
Write 119
Mixed 52.1
SusWrite 107
62% 85 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 169 168 169 170 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 122
Mixed 73
SusWrite 168
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 30.8
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 30.9
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 53
76% 53 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%

 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 5,546 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback