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

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	239% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '20 at 21:45
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 317 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 623 83% 623 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 120 Parallax 120 97% 120 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 103 Splatting 85.5 87% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 620 315 311 308 303 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,218 Write 1,352 Mixed 591 SusWrite 359 248% 1,130 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 57 267% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,049 DQ Write 1,150 DQ Mixed 714 644% 971 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 131GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 435 484 491 492 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 493 Mixed 402 SusWrite 465 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 68.7 233% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 113GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 310 307 292 275 263 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 482 Mixed 273 SusWrite 294 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 37.8 163% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 238 207% 309 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
WD WD10JPLX-00MBPT0 1TB 11,708 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 158GB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 69 68 69 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 66.5 Write 63.4 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 67.6 39% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 8,488 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 33.6 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 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 $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