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

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.9% 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 Drive	89% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 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	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '18 at 14:27
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 780 80% 644 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 22E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1299 MHz, MLim: 1801 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 84.3 57% 74.3 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 55.3 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Drevo X1 SSD 128GB 447 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 118GB free Firmware: P1222A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^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 2880 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 470 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 100 (A3) Unknown 100 100 13 (A4) Unknown 100 100 73150 (A5) Unknown 100 100 248 (A6) Unknown 100 100 21 (A7) Unknown 100 100 137 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 96 (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 90 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 49 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 350254 (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 7 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 124734 (F2) Unknown 100 100 126539 (F5) Unknown 100 100 172960	88.1% Excellent	Read 518 Write 430 Mixed 471 105% 473 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 4.93 119% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 84.7 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 4.91 58% 131 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 86%
Drevo X1 PRO SSD 128GB 447 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0517A0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^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 11 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 13 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 100 (A3) Unknown 100 100 8 (A4) Unknown 100 100 1397 (A5) Unknown 100 100 6 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 2 (A8) Unknown 100 100 7000 (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 9 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 48 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 187 (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 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7031 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4302 (F5) Unknown 100 100 2858	89% Excellent	Read 525 Write 443 Mixed 477 107% 481 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 4.67 119% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 70.1 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 5.13 59% 131 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 1x8GB-$25 15,315 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 11.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.2 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 44%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	198x
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 $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	53x

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	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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