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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 00:22
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 143
2-Core 291
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 575
8-Core 574
77% 574 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 138
Parallax 117
104% 128 fps
MRender 96.3
Gravity 122
Splatting 104
88% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WD3200AAJS-61B4A0 120GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M2CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 226 224 227 226 225 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 520
Write 465
Mixed 448
SusWrite 243
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 54.1
196% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 222
178% 244 MB/s
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
36GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 306 305 226 127 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 495
Mixed 419
SusWrite 248
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 68.6
240% 88.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 359
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 126%
Great: 124%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
120GB free
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 414 203 130 134 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 479
Mixed 384
SusWrite 245
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 43
167% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 265
204% 275 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 12GB
2800, 2800 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
66.6% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 18.6
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 20
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 83%

 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 555 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) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $917
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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