MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	165% 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	88.1% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '21 at 08:43
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 288 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 796 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 8813) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 220 Parallax 213 200% 226 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 163 Splatting 133 144% 184 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$51 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 131 124 116 110 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 494 Write 133 Mixed 193 SusWrite 123 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 36.5 165% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 201 161% 234 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 129%
Seagate BarraCuda Q5 ZP1000CV30001 1TB 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 525GB free Firmware: SU5SH017 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1613 1291 87 80 79 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,163 Write 1,651 Mixed 1,216 SusWrite 537 258% 1,142 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 78.8 288% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 706 DQ Write 1,210 DQ Mixed 860 680% 925 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 270%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$130 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 701GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 172 174 173 173 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 170 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 173 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 211% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2Z2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2Z2666C16 32GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 27.5 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 28.7 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 90%

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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	23"	1280 720	DEL4099 DELL P2314H

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,315x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	910x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	332x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	883x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	749x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	525x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	216x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	133x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $745

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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