MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '18 at 00:21
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 568 77% 572 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 143 Parallax 122 108% 133 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 127 Splatting 109 92% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD3200AAJS-61B4A0 120GB 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 227 226 228 228 229 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 518 Write 282 Mixed 235 SusWrite 236 70% 318 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 53.8 197% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 216 175% 243 MB/s

Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 36GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 292 233 188 133 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 496 Mixed 426 SusWrite 229 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 68.1 239% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 121GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 272 130 134 130 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 421 Mixed 336 SusWrite 194 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 37.9 165% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 271 202% 265 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 95%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 1,207 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 28GB free, PID 00d2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 49 49 49 49 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 143 Write 46.2 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 48.7 71% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 66% 5.43 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 12GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	73.1% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 20.7 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 83%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) - $164

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	199x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	101x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	54x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $957

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	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