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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics95.3% 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 Drive252% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A66
MotherboardMSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '18 at 21:15
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 97.8
1-Core 168
2-Core 334
108% 200 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 925
93% 755 Pts
64-Core 922
57% 922 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 103%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 128
Parallax 120
98% 122 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 111
Splatting 113
90% 110 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 2,881
Write 1,046
Mixed 1,258
377% 1,728 MB/s
4K Read 60
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 29
210% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 62.9
DQ Write 485
DQ Mixed 29.9
95% 193 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 252%
Great: 236%
Patriot Spark 256GB
121GB free
Firmware: SBFM21.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 481
Mixed 488
110% 493 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 9.27
109% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 13.9
91% 206 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
800GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 172
Mixed 128
113% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.28
4K Write 2.41
4K Mixed 0.28
129% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 44
MC Mixed 29.7
109% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 48.6
SC Mixed 35.3
104% 36.4 GB/s
Latency 47.2
85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) - $164

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $777
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HDDRAMUSB
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