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

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	12.9 Days
Run Date	May 27 '20 at 14:55
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 60.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 77% 146 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 456 61% 455 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 22.9 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 25.9 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 64 76 71 74 75 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 465 Mixed 344 SusWrite 74.6 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51.4 182% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 220 204% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 234GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2229 609 595 594 596 595 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,284 Write 2,137 Mixed 1,375 SusWrite 870 372% 1,666 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 84.5 285% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,648 DQ Write 1,287 DQ Mixed 1,468 1,098% 1,468 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 222GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 158 158 157 157 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 151 Write 132 Mixed 87 SusWrite 157 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 161GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 63.7 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 33.3 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 29.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 126 32% 126 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	199x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	102x
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	54x

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	50x
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: $957

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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