MSI Z270I BULLDOG (MS-7A66)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I BULLDOG (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '20 at 21:04
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 90.8 2-Core 191 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 796 69% 589 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 57.2 Reflection 73.3 Parallax 0.06 47% 43.5 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 69.1 58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 150 93 84 62 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 550 Write 414 Mixed 388 SusWrite 108 81% 365 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 40.6 138% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 608 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 335 270% 392 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 155%
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 500GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 102GB free Firmware: RVT44B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 297 301 291 286 277 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 428 Mixed 456 SusWrite 302 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 49.2 167% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 356 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FD 2x8GB 12,876 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 23.8 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 23.5 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 107%

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

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Typical Z270I BULLDOG (MS-7A66) Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 109%

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Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 93%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z270I BULLDOG (MS-7A66)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	15x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	4x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	5x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	5x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	3x

SSD
870 EVO 2TBSamsung $167Bench 113%, 31,076 samples	3x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $38Bench 179%, 78,255 samples	2x
Rocket Q 1TBSabrentBench 192%, 30,033 samples	2x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	2x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $789

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