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

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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.
Boot Drive	105% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 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	10 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 13:31
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 291 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 576 77% 574 Pts	64-Core 561 35% 561 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2142 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 152 Parallax 128 114% 140 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 133 Splatting 116 96% 118 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD3200AAJS-61B4A0 120GB 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 225 227 229 164 132 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	105% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 232 Mixed 294 SusWrite 217 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 53.1 194% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 224 179% 245 MB/s

Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 45GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 307 308 306 306 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 489 Mixed 428 SusWrite 320 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 68.5 239% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 124%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 97GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 478 154 135 125 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 236 Mixed 388 SusWrite 247 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 43.2 170% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 268 206% 276 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 12GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2600, 2600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 25 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 83%

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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 $242Bench 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: $958

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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