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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive277% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A66
MotherboardMSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66)  (all builds)
Memory29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '17 at 17:19
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 138
2-Core 291
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 806
80% 655 Pts
64-Core 801
50% 801 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 372.90
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 157
Parallax 134
117% 145 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 142
Splatting 114
101% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$194
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 2,535
Write 1,400
Mixed 1,750
418% 1,895 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 59
209% 75.9 MB/s
DQ Read 643
DQ Write 511
DQ Mixed 186
246% 447 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 277%
Great: 211%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 30.5
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 30.9
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) Builds (Compare 554 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $958
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