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

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.1% 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	71% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161102
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '17 at 14:10
Run Duration	88 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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-$249 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 789 80% 649 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2055 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.1% Below average	Lighting 14.2 Reflection 129 Parallax 108 12% 83.6 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 111 Splatting 112 90% 109 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 88%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 1TB-$77 2,710 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 370 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 49 (A5) Unknown 100 100 7667802 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 32 (A8) Unknown 100 100 7 (A9) Unknown 100 100 860 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 3 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 47 65 279174512693 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 107375099929 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1600 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1973 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1825 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2468 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	71% Very good	Read 481 Write 285 Mixed 282 77% 349 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 12.3 103% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 32.8 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 11.2 39% 79.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 25.2 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 90%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	200x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	102x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	88x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	68x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16