MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.3% 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 Drive	110% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '18 at 21:51
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 618 81% 610 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 116 Parallax 111 90% 112 fps	MRender 96.6 Gravity 102 Splatting 103 83% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 230 146 98 113 77 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 813 Write 580 Mixed 565 SusWrite 193 120% 538 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 52.6 199% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 28.2 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 46.9 53% 84.8 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 157%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 134 137 135 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 128 Write 129 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 135 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 83%
WD Re 2TB-$54 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 306GB free Firmware: 01.01D02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 90 92 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 94 Write 96.2 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 91.3 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 133 132 130 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 137 Write 136 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 133 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB-$227 628 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 28 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 26.1 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 88%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,761 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	1,433x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
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	309x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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) $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