MSI Z270I BULLDOG (MS-7A66)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I BULLDOG (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '19 at 21:01
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 559 75% 559 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% PowerColor(148C 2373) CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.2.1 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.1% Below average	Lighting 43.6 Reflection 63 Parallax 61.1 36% 55.9 fps	MRender 61.6 Gravity 45.1 Splatting 52.1 43% 52.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 48 12 60 72 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 459 Write 273 Mixed 188 SusWrite 76.7 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 20.3 86% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 78.3 DQ Mixed 41.9 46% 79.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 55%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 62GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 213 302 214 218 302 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.6% Average	Read 264 Write 96.5 Mixed 85 SusWrite 255 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 20.6 4K Mixed 11.4 49% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 14.6 11% 14.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 100%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 119GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 102 103 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 102 69% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 69%
Corsair Bulldog 5GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 1a17 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.2 8.6 9.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	5.08% Terrible	Read 15 Write 6.8 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 9.1 11% 8.77 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.08% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 23.8 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 26.2 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 83%

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Typical Z270I BULLDOG (MS-7A66) Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 109%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 93%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z270I BULLDOG (MS-7A66)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	15x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	4x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	5x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	5x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	3x

SSD
870 EVO 2TBSamsung $180Bench 113%, 31,076 samples	3x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $38Bench 179%, 78,255 samples	2x
Rocket Q 1TBSabrentBench 192%, 30,033 samples	2x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	2x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $806

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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