MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	157% 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	38.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '21 at 07:27
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (31^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 79.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 244 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 512 57% 451 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Nvidia(10DE 14B2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 201 Parallax 210 187% 213 fps	MRender 251 Gravity 156 Splatting 127 139% 178 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 88 45 89 38 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 266 Write 248 Mixed 336 SusWrite 61.8 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 6.5 47% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 33.9 81% 163 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 86%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 141GB free Firmware: 0006HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 23 18 39 53 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 37.3 Write 16.9 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 34.7 18% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 75% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 58%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2013)-$60 4,631 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 142GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 40 94 92 95 94 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 83.2 Write 79.5 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 84.8 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 470GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 110 107 109 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 113 Write 114 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 109 133% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$83 8,676 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 19.8 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 11.6 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	3,291x
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