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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '17 at 02:14
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 162
2-Core 325
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 625
8-Core 624
84% 624 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 103%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2517 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 148
Reflection 160
Parallax 136
120% 148 fps
Gravity 143
Splatting 110
110% 126 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
490GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 355
Mixed 417
93% 417 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 68.8
4K Mixed 47.6
151% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 137
152% 261 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 103%
Great: 133%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
74.4% Very good
Read 197
Write 173
Mixed 284
49% 218 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 35.7
124% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 519
DQ Mixed 102
161% 298 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 157%
Patriot Memory 248GB
198GB free, PID 6000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Read 42.7
Write 11.4
Mixed 25.4
29% 26.5 MB/s
4K Read 3.45
4K Write 0.87
4K Mixed 0.79
69% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 29.6
102% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 39.8
SC Mixed 29.6
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 49.2
81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 101%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) - $164

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $715
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