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

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.8% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '18 at 20:34
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 262 97% 171 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 781 81% 651 Pts	64-Core 828 51% 828 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2176 MHz, MLim: 2453 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.9% Poor	Lighting 6.47 Reflection 11 Parallax 107 5% 41.5 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 36.8 Splatting 107 72% 86.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -14224931683384 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 685 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 58 (B7) Unknown 100 100 11 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 36 54 42953211940 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 58 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 12 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 663021 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 39 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 663021 (F2) Unknown 100 100 427552 (F9) Unknown 100 100 27443	81.8% Excellent	Read 442 Write 226 Mixed 290 70% 319 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 25.3 135% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 48.1 86% 171 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 869GB free Firmware: CC9F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 127824344 (03) Spinup time 94 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 855 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 61 20224675 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10185 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 362 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 25770197010 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 36 967041286184 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 267 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 19125 (C2) HDA temperature 40 64 8589934632 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -618475289651 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -63590454438891 (F2) Unknown 100 253 122880046175352	88% Excellent	Read 157 Write 150 Mixed 131 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.12 55% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 1x16GB 930 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2940 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 11.6 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 13.5 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 48%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	200x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	102x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	88x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	68x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $736

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16