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

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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.
Boot Drive	93.3% 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	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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '18 at 05:07
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 880 87% 710 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2286 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 159 Parallax 151 121% 153 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 144 Splatting 120 103% 126 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 210 224 213 218 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 395 Write 252 Mixed 273 SusWrite 214 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 46 176% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 152 135% 205 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 164GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 182 178 157 124 123 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 151 Write 150 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 156 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 1x16GB 930 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	48.8% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 12.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 48%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	200x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	102x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	55x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	20x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x
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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16