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

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	184% 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 Drive	97.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	May 30 '21 at 09:10
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$242 712,312 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 (91^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 140 2-Core 229 90% 155 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 731 72% 591 Pts	64-Core 757 47% 757 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	184% Outstanding	Lighting 266 Reflection 240 Parallax 295 216% 267 fps	MRender 299 Gravity 225 Splatting 166 181% 230 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 296 233 203 179 176 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 431 Mixed 344 SusWrite 248 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 50.9 165% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 247 183% 249 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 116GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 425 443 417 361 368 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 401 Write 440 Mixed 367 SusWrite 403 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 56.9 4K Mixed 37 118% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 220 167% 233 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 184GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 96 95 94 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 164 Write 151 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 95.7 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 1.5TB 802 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 309GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 69 69 68 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 86 Write 84.1 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 68.5 95% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 44%
ST2000DX 002-2DV164 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 124GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 39 39 38 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 40.7 Write 36.7 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 38.5 50% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.4 237% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 87%

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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 26.5 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 26.3 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 104%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	199x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	101x
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: $958

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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