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

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '19 at 16:25
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 192 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 297 8-Core 298 40% 297 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% MSI(1462 3681) CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.3.2 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.1% Very good	Lighting 91.2 Reflection 88 Parallax 144 74% 108 fps	MRender 85.2 Gravity 96.5 Splatting 122 85% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,794 Write 1,475 Mixed 540 280% 1,270 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 57.6 220% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,113 DQ Write 956 DQ Mixed 631 583% 900 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 13GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 134 134 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 246 Write 132 Mixed 144 SusWrite 133 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 21.7 80% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 90.5 DQ Mixed 70.7 65% 100 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 48%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 7GB free Firmware: DEMD SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 115 115 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 118 Write 104 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 116 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 2.2 406% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 65%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 905GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 105 107 101 97 99 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 58.7 Write 97.9 Mixed 56.6 SusWrite 101 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 68%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 18GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 52 28 26 24 28 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 142 Write 60.8 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 36.6 88% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 2.4 182% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 1x8GB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	46.3% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 12.9 44% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 14.6 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 51%

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Typical Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) Builds (Compare 554 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

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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 $241Bench 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: $957

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 $179	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