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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '18 at 15:49
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 125 2-Core 239 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 800 85% 677 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 154 Parallax 132 120% 144 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 141 Splatting 113 100% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,278 Write 81 Mixed 144 382% 1,834 MB/s	4K Read 803 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 9.6 1,232% 273 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 643GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 136 Write 138 Mixed 84.8 89% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 87%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 12GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 30.3 Write 5.3 Mixed 8.5 14% 14.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 9%
TOSHIBA USB DRV 16GB 1,979 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 10GB free, PID 1400 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 15.8 Write 6.2 Mixed 4.8 9% 8.93 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 23%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 11GB free, PID a83a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 38.5 Write 8 Mixed 14.5 20% 20.3 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.2 73% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 30%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 16GB 2,114 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 1643 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 8.1 8 7.6 7.7 7.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	9.1% Terrible	Read 25.5 Write 8.5 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 7.9 15% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.1 87% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.1% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 22.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 79%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) - $150

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	199x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	102x
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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $917

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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