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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive274% 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A66
MotherboardMSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66)  (all builds)
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 07 '18 at 22:50
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 135
2-Core 246
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 660
69% 553 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2256 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
56.6% Above average
Lighting 72.6
Reflection 69.5
Parallax 57.5
59% 66.5 fps
MRender 67.3
Gravity 63.9
Splatting 59.4
52% 63.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,121
Write 1,548
Mixed 1,562
387% 1,743 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 69.1
238% 88 MB/s
DQ Read 487
DQ Write 438
DQ Mixed 36.1
144% 321 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 274%
Great: 363%
Seagate Expansion 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 9300
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 110
Write 99.2
Mixed 72.6
70% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 4.77
4K Mixed 0.51
176% 2.01 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.9% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 22.1
68% 24 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 21.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 136%

 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%
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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: $966
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