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 above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	196% 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	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	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '19 at 01:14
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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)	73.8% Very good	Memory 94.5 1-Core 111 2-Core 178 77% 128 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 307 41% 308 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 514 162 144 156 162 164 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1815 Write 1,475 Mixed 475 SusWrite 217 220% 995 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 55.6 215% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 1,090 DQ Write 913 DQ Mixed 664 590% 889 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 236%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 13GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 134 133 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 243 Write 133 Mixed 142 SusWrite 133 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 20.4 77% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 90.3 DQ Mixed 70.4 64% 99.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 48%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 7GB free Firmware: DEMD SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 114 116 114 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 115 Write 102 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 116 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 2.1 387% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 65%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 880GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 79 81 88 78 82 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 76.3 Write 1.7 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 82.1 40% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 68%

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 (89^th percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 12.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 51%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) - $164

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	198x
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	53x

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	49x
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: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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