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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive94.9% 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.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A66
MotherboardMSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66)  (all builds)
Memory6.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 29 '18 at 15:45
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User BRN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 90.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 776
79% 637 Pts
64-Core 764
47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 193
Parallax 176
145% 182 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 174
Splatting 123
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0330AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 228 90 75 75 75 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 309
Mixed 365
SusWrite 142
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 49.1
170% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 238
202% 294 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 95%
Adata SU800NS38 128GB
118GB free
Firmware: Q0125D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 370 395 400 399 400 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 385
Mixed 376
SusWrite 391
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 46.2
168% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 141
125% 181 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 105%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 017A 78.B1GNL.4032B 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.9% Above average
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.1
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 18.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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: 69% - Good Total price: $957
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