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

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	83.8% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '17 at 06:38
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 830 84% 681 Pts	64-Core 828 51% 828 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 378.78 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 200 Parallax 175 144% 184 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 172 Splatting 123 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A66) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4541 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.5% Terrible	Lighting 8.13 Reflection 11 Parallax 7.91 7% 9 fps	MRender 7.76 Gravity 6.97 Splatting 16.6 9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.5% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 960GB-$195 1,486 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 506GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2003 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 422 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 1115 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131081 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 48 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4312	83.8% Excellent	Read 519 Write 352 Mixed 357 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 10.7 105% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 50.2 97% 198 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 108%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 391GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st 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 100 100 502 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 226 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 72 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 49 219044642846 (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 1 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 8212755603 (F7) Unknown 100 100 256676120 (F8) Unknown 100 100 21188572 (B4) Unknown 0 0 9142 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	87% Excellent	Read 485 Write 345 Mixed 340 86% 390 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 28.2 112% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 24.6 86% 193 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 1x16GB 3,045 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2520 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	46.1% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 13.4 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 48%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	200x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	102x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $731

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16