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

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	106% 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	105% 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.

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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170814
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '18 at 03:52
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 97.8 1-Core 109 2-Core 217 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 778 72% 603 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 148 Parallax 139 112% 141 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 136 Splatting 110 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 308 313 308 303 304 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 448 Mixed 352 SusWrite 309 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 48.4 179% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 5,796 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 9.4 9.3 10 10 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	8.33% Terrible	Read 31.3 Write 3 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 9.5 13% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.33% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3466C16 2x8GB 683 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 29.5 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 33.4 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 46.9 85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	199x
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 $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	54x

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	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: 69% - Good

Total price: $958

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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