MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	254% 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	32GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 02:04
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 86.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 237 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 736 73% 598 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Lighting 74.6 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 70.7 61% 73.9 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 69.6 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1095 535 417 440 454 519 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 3,303 Write 2,054 Mixed 660 SusWrite 577 362% 1,648 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 50.1 179% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 847 DQ Write 589 DQ Mixed 724 539% 720 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 313%
IBM ServeRAID M5015 510GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 474GB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 65 52 52 43 49 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	142% Outstanding	Read 1,275 Write 1,359 Mixed 1,299 SusWrite 61.2 224% 999 MB/s	4K Read 77.4 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 71.1 248% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 227 173% 232 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 187%
IBM ServeRAID M5015 12TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 11TB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 71 60 60 48 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 1,016 Write 1,080 Mixed 1,025 SusWrite 65.4 178% 797 MB/s	4K Read 83.6 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 73.4 261% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 221 169% 228 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 194%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 4x8GB 443 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 26 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 26.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 39: 5R 2G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	43%	35	292	215	60	27"	2048 1152	DELA055 DELL U2711

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,341x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	916x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	335x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	888x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	754x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	592x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	278x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	247x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	163x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	532x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	217x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	134x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16