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

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '18 at 13:12
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 778 80% 646 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 22E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1810 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.3% Average	Lighting 55.9 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 74.5 46% 66.2 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 55.8 Splatting 55.2 48% 58.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Drevo X1 SSD 128GB 447 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 118GB free Firmware: P1222A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2879 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 470 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 100 (A3) Unknown 100 100 13 (A4) Unknown 100 100 73111 (A5) Unknown 100 100 248 (A6) Unknown 100 100 21 (A7) Unknown 100 100 137 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 96 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 90 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 41 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 350254 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 7 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 124620 (F2) Unknown 100 100 126469 (F5) Unknown 100 100 172960	88.5% Excellent	Read 520 Write 430 Mixed 468 105% 472 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 4.65 120% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 94.2 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 4.95 60% 134 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 86%
Drevo X1 PRO SSD 128GB 447 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0517A0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 13 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 100 (A3) Unknown 100 100 8 (A4) Unknown 100 100 1259 (A5) Unknown 100 100 5 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 2 (A8) Unknown 100 100 7000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 42 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 131 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6444 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4047 (F5) Unknown 100 100 2149	74.6% Very good	Read 481 Write 417 Mixed 443 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 4.29 77% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 4.59 59% 134 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 82%
Mass Storage Device 160GB 951 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 139GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 36.3 Mixed 34 46% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.21 21% 0.38 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 1x8GB-$25 15,315 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	42.1% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 11.6 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.5 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 44%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	199x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	101x
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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $957

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16