MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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	48.7% 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)
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-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '18 at 21:24
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 546 71% 536 Pts	64-Core 533 33% 533 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 65.7 Parallax 58.2 49% 61.3 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 57.3 Splatting 52.1 48% 60.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 153 Write 223 Mixed 196 43% 191 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 21.3 96% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 73 DQ Mixed 105 98% 158 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 62GB free Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 287 289 289 287 270 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 287 Mixed 184 SusWrite 281 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 39.3 165% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 122 127% 211 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 91%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 25GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 513 Write 488 Mixed 392 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 65.9 230% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 338 261% 356 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 137GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 72 71 71 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 56.7 Write 52.7 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 71.1 38% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 61%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 154GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 112 111 113 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 81.7 Write 75.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 112 113% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.6 284% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.M16FAD 2x8GB 240 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.3% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 89%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,757 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) - $127

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,432x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	627x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	530x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	308x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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