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

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	220% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 09:19
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 240 92% 160 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 561 75% 560 Pts	64-Core 559 35% 559 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3774) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 133 Parallax 121 95% 124 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 124 Splatting 112 95% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 816 774 542 475 512 501 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,881 Write 812 Mixed 715 SusWrite 603 221% 1,003 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 64.2 242% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,185 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 549 460% 691 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 247%
Colorful SL500 480GB 365 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 232GB free Firmware: Q1124A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 425 441 265 9.3 103 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 497 Write 444 Mixed 366 SusWrite 256 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 21.3 92% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 24.9 77% 160 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 94%
KINGSTON SA400S37960 960GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 272GB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 407 420 419 328 103 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	339% Outstanding	Read 356 Write 208 Mixed 372 SusWrite 326 423% 315 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 38 3,725% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 34.3 DQ Write 74.6 DQ Mixed 41.5 4,076% 50.1 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 339%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 13,788 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 28.1 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 29 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 94%

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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	12	10	120	24.5"	1280 720	AUS25A3 VG258

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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