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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	128% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '19 at 00:02
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 793 87% 687 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1610 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 30.6 Reflection 87.2 Parallax 83.4 25% 67.1 fps	Gravity 75 Splatting 69.3 64% 72.2 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 456 447 462 461 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 458 Mixed 445 SusWrite 453 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.2 204% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 274 230% 334 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 123%
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB 14,293 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 32GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 58 62 64 65 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 184 Write 64 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 62.4 22% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 33 123% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 79.4 DQ Write 66.7 DQ Mixed 70.4 54% 72.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 30.3 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 30.1 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 103%

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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 $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 $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: $720

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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16