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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 159%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 136%
UFO
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics160% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive243% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A66
MotherboardMSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 05 '20 at 14:33
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU2%
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 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-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 159
2-Core 309
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 831
89% 707 Pts
64-Core 832
52% 832 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
160% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 233
Parallax 246
182% 234 fps
MRender 261
Gravity 219
Splatting 136
161% 205 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 160%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 739 537 533 522 511 504 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 1,933
Write 1,754
Mixed 810
SusWrite 558
281% 1,264 MB/s
4K Read 58.1
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 65.1
258% 95.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,178
DQ Write 1,245
DQ Mixed 878
752% 1,100 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 243%
Great: 254%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
409GB free
Firmware: M0CR011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 475 469 295 280 278 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 434
Write 489
Mixed 391
SusWrite 376
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 44.1
167% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 342
255% 339 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 184 183 183 183 185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 144
Write 150
Mixed 67.1
SusWrite 180
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 0.7
237% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-012.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
81% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 22.8
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 25.4
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81%
Great: 86%

 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: $720
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