MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	308% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 20:44
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 304 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 850 81% 670 Pts	64-Core 854 53% 854 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.2% 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: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 143 Parallax 133 108% 136 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 140 Splatting 119 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 819GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1509 1735 1891 1904 1878 1911 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 1,432 Write 1,956 Mixed 1,388 SusWrite 1,804 373% 1,645 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 84.7 308% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 742 DQ Write 1,333 DQ Mixed 938 740% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 305%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 113GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 228 227 231 230 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 484 Mixed 390 SusWrite 244 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.7 225% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 209GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 43 96 42 65 41 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 230 Write 115 Mixed 358 SusWrite 71.9 44% 194 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 42.8 161% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 192 172% 256 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 210 213 211 208 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 145 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 208 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 133% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB 16,624 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 27.6 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 29.5 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	21.5"	1280 720	ACR0196 Acer P226HQ

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,283x
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	743x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	588x

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 $95Bench 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: $959

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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