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 above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	287% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '22 at 23:35
Run Duration	327 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 72.1 1-Core 89.7 2-Core 175 64% 112 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 481 48% 393 Pts	64-Core 478 30% 478 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 788GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1576 1759 1754 1790 1779 1826 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 1682 Write 2,066 Mixed 1,784 SusWrite 1,747 412% 1,820 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 75.8 248% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 919 DQ Write 662 DQ Mixed 797 594% 793 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 365%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 516GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 467 453 463 468 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 468 Mixed 278 SusWrite 462 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 41.2 155% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 156 169% 283 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 190GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 417 383 371 369 368 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 454 Mixed 376 SusWrite 388 92% 406 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 38.9 140% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 322 239% 319 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 105%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 459GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 458 443 454 460 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 440 Mixed 402 SusWrite 456 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 53.4 178% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 285 235% 337 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 125%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 896GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 122 121 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 113 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 121 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 16.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 96.6 41% 96.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 88%

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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	3,289x
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	877x
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 $92Bench 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 $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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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