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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 177%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 154%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics192% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive266% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161102
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 31 '20 at 04:30
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 264
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 802
80% 652 Pts
64-Core 799
49% 799 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
192% Outstanding
Lighting 279
Reflection 252
Parallax 311
227% 281 fps
MRender 322
Gravity 235
Splatting 175
192% 244 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 192%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1577 916 557 556 556 556 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 2,018
Write 1,626
Mixed 867
SusWrite 786
295% 1,324 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 71.2
259% 95.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,297
DQ Write 1,286
DQ Mixed 1,017
839% 1,200 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 266%
Great: 254%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146
1TB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 469 470 473 474 476 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 467
Mixed 411
SusWrite 470
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 57.9
196% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 287
236% 337 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 126%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149
5.5TB free
Firmware: DN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 224 222 224 226 224 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 24.9
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 28.7
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 89%

 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: 70% - Very good Total price: $931
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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