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

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 01:20
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 241 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 688 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3505 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 110 Parallax 142 104% 126 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 114 Splatting 102 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,645 Write 2,447 Mixed 1,867 516% 2,320 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 94.1 315% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,356 DQ Write 1,161 DQ Mixed 1239 934% 1,252 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 19GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 513 Write 492 Mixed 469 110% 491 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 64.7 222% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 86GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 492 493 493 493 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 454 SusWrite 491 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 70.4 236% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AEST.M16FE 2x16GB 1,147 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 31.3 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 18.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	15.5"	1280 720	JRY1560 HDMI

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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 $245Bench 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 $37Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $770

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16