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

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '17 at 03:07
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 780 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.3% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 116 Parallax 97.4 84% 106 fps	MRender 97 Gravity 96 Splatting 102 81% 98.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 315GB free Firmware: N1007C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 330 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 646 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 136 (A3) Unknown 100 100 63 (A4) Unknown 100 100 23186 (A5) Unknown 100 100 41 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 11 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 45 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 268713 (F2) Unknown 100 100 266091 (F5) Unknown 100 100 370976	104% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 392 Mixed 443 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 36.7 156% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 61.3 108% 210 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 272GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6537 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 880 (B1) Unknown 99 99 12 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 36 43 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 88 (F1) Unknown 99 99 14584348487	109% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 413 Mixed 419 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 29.4 168% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 29.5 102% 226 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 131%
Mushkin ECO2 120GB-$70 304 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 56GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 19489259 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 52080773435600 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 569 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 49 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 37 57 68723212325 (C2) HDA temperature 37 57 68723212325 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 19489259 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 19489259 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 19489259 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 4294967296 (E9) Unknown 0 0 1076 (EA) Unknown 0 0 263 (F1) Unknown 0 0 263 (F2) Unknown 0 0 261	64.9% Good	Read 457 Write 118 Mixed 164 53% 246 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 13.2 125% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 58.8 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 10.6 30% 63 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3232 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 32.3 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 31.8 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) Builds (Compare 554 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $958

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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