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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive97.3% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 05:46
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 282
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 710
77% 609 Pts
64-Core 714
44% 714 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 103
Parallax 90.8
82% 98.2 fps
MRender 86.4
Gravity 89.7
Splatting 80.9
70% 85.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_M500_MTFDDAK480MAV 480GB
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 342 378 382 390 390 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 400
Write 386
Mixed 328
SusWrite 354
83% 367 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 37.7
149% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 186
176% 276 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 98%
Walgreen Infinitive 16GB
11GB free, PID 55a7
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 7.9 8.9 7.3 9 9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
Read 32.8
Write 7.2
Mixed 12
SusWrite 8
16% 15 MB/s
4K Read 11.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.6
167% 4.97 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 26.2
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) Builds (Compare 556 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $931
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