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MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	41.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (16%). 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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '22 at 11:23
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 268 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 660 72% 571 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS120GSSD220S 120GB 8,401 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: T1125A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 62 63 43 42 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 461 Write 402 Mixed 220 SusWrite 70.3 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 28.4 4K Mixed 0.5 35% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 87.9 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 0.6 61% 139 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 96%
PNY CS900 480GB-$38 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 398GB free Firmware: CS900BB3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 415 414 415 421 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 400 Write 391 Mixed 364 SusWrite 416 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 42.6 149% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 214 180% 260 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$69 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.3% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.5 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 24.6 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 97%

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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 $166Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,495x
Core i5-7600KIntel $80Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	954x
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	344x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	931x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	782x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	612x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	288x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	256x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $87Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	166x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	552x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	228x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	139x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $676

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