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

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 20:59
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 562 77% 572 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2039 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 141 Parallax 120 107% 131 fps	MRender 98.1 Gravity 127 Splatting 106 90% 111 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD3200AAJS-61B4A0 120GB 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 226 227 227 218 190 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 514 Write 461 Mixed 445 SusWrite 237 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 52.4 190% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 220 177% 244 MB/s

Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 110GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 307 307 306 306 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 490 Mixed 425 SusWrite 323 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 66.4 231% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 124%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 181GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 475 175 135 136 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 479 Mixed 385 SusWrite 251 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 42 165% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 264 204% 275 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 95%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 1,207 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 25GB free, PID 00d2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 50 48 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 146 Write 40 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 49.5 68% 64 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 75% 6.2 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 37%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 28GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 62 34 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	36% Below average	Read 137 Write 56 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 37.4 87% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.8 157% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 12GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 19.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 19.7 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 83%

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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 $400Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $43Bench 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: 70% - Very good

Total price: $931

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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