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

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	201% 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	94.9% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2880 x 1620 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '23 at 17:46
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 706 73% 590 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5137) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Lighting 289 Reflection 264 Parallax 284 236% 279 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 241 Splatting 188 206% 262 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 120 132 121 120 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 433 Mixed 352 SusWrite 157 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 49.6 162% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 122%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 260GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 99 98 97 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 179 Write 159 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 97 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 107%
WD Elements 2620 4TB 3,758 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 287GB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 80 80 79 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 73.1 Write 74 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 79.1 95% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 64%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 187GB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 81 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 74.9 Write 39.9 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 79.3 81% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.9 230% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 26 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 29.2 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 102%

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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: 0P 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	71	60	75	21.7"	1280 720	PHL0887

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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 $195Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $720

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