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

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.1% 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	224% 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.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '20 at 22:47
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 131 2-Core 260 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 728 75% 604 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64LC (Liquid Cooled)-$1,700 4,268 User benchmarks, average bench 94% AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1750 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.1% Average	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 197 20% 83.7 fps	MRender 97.9 Gravity 138 Splatting 142 105% 126 fps
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 98%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 997 743 747 743 745 741 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1168 Write 1,124 Mixed 973 SusWrite 786 228% 1,013 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 74.3 261% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,069 DQ Write 1,128 DQ Mixed 1,075 815% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 228%
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 307GB free Firmware: V8X04c12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 139 137 64 112 60 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34% Below average	Read 121 Write 255 Mixed 151 SusWrite 110 36% 159 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 6.3 63% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 61.5 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 98.3 77% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 99%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 297GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 89 89 90 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 89.1 Write 85.7 Mixed 52.9 SusWrite 88.8 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 47%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 298GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 86.7 Write 87.6 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 83.2 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 32.8 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 31.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	199x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	102x
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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $931

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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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