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

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.8%, 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	87.1% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '20 at 15:18
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 59.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 238 75% 141 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 441 55% 418 Pts	64-Core 495 31% 495 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 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 18.6 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.8 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% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 138 72 67 67 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 478 Write 443 Mixed 321 SusWrite 102 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 33.7 159% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 94.4 132% 246 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.1% 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: 2269 596 597 596 594 594 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,250 Write 2,119 Mixed 1,617 SusWrite 874 384% 1715 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 79.7 276% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,606 DQ Write 1,252 DQ Mixed 1,402 1,056% 1,420 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 221GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 158 158 159 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 153 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 158 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 161GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 95 94 94 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 79 SusWrite 93.8 73% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 31 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 30.7 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.8 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 128 31% 128 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 104%

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Typical Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) Builds (Compare 557 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	200x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	102x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	55x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	20x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $731

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16