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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics70% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive125% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A66
MotherboardMSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '19 at 14:27
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 111
2-Core 290
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 783
79% 641 Pts
64-Core 812
50% 812 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1586 MHz, MLim: 1780 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70% Good
Lighting 88.8
Reflection 93.8
Parallax 81.6
72% 88.1 fps
MRender 84.9
Gravity 82.3
Splatting 74.7
65% 80.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 379 123 470 470 315 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 468
Mixed 450
SusWrite 368
101% 451 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 60.7
210% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 277
230% 332 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 125%
Great: 123%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
866GB free
Firmware: HPM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 107 108 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 59.7
Write 83.6
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 108
56% 76.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2
379% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 29.8
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 30.9
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 53.6
75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) Builds (Compare 554 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $957
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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