MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 20:41
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 562 76% 566 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2127 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Lighting 78 Reflection 79 Parallax 68.8 64% 75.3 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 72.2 60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 120GB 4,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 73 88 78 58 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 438 Mixed 378 SusWrite 99.3 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 42.8 164% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 178 178% 283 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 46GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 82 85 83 83 84 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 124 Write 107 Mixed 119 SusWrite 84 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 32.5 129% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 88 72% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 73%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 37GB free Firmware: 3.AAF SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 56 56 56 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 78 Write 74.5 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 55.7 47% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 54%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2012)-$79 15,506 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 137GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 94 92 92 92 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 92 Write 85.2 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 92.4 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 32.8 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 29.9 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 104%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,545 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,292x
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	879x
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	245x
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 $295	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