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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A66
MotherboardMSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '17 at 13:34
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 84.7
1-Core 129
2-Core 258
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 516
67% 505 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Lighting 41.6
Reflection 32.5
Parallax 39.2
34% 37.8 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 39.2
Splatting 37.7
31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 488
Write 115
Mixed 335
68% 313 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 4.6
90% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 28.9
DQ Write 86.3
DQ Mixed 5.48
19% 40.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.1% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 107%

 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 553 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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