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

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.3% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 16:47
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 224 85% 147 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 524 58% 456 Pts	64-Core 508 32% 508 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 9390) CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 61.6 Reflection 73.2 Parallax 82.5 50% 72.4 fps	MRender 63.4 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 44.3 44% 55.4 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 135 126 144 128 126 MB/s Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	73.3% Very good	Read 249 Write 194 Mixed 239 SusWrite 134 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 39 154% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 139 115% 168 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 83%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 163GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 300 299 299 299 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 471 Mixed 387 SusWrite 315 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 63.1 220% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 75GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 479 476 480 485 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 488 Mixed 437 SusWrite 476 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.8 210% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 131%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 114GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 479 476 480 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 471 Mixed 433 SusWrite 476 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.4 211% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 131%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 26.4 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 27.5 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 104%

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $917

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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