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

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 89.9%, 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '21 at 03:47
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 699 71% 577 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.9% 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 126 Reflection 109 Parallax 142 103% 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% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,667 Write 2,463 Mixed 1,908 522% 2,346 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 95.9 319% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,313 DQ Write 1,118 DQ Mixed 1,194 900% 1,208 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 18GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 517 Write 492 Mixed 466 110% 492 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 64.8 223% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 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: 493 493 493 491 493 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 492 Mixed 461 SusWrite 492 111% 491 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 70.7 237% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 133%
External USB3.0 1TB 2,106 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 68GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 42 43 42 43 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	23% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 38.9 Mixed 34.9 SusWrite 41 28% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 72%

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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 32.5 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 32 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% 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	8	6	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) - $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