MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92% 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	125% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '17 at 20:17
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 287 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 813 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 118 Parallax 111 96% 116 fps	MRender 99.4 Gravity 103 Splatting 103 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB 2,871 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 136GB free Firmware: SAFM01.R Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1966 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 36 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 289 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131080 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C2) HDA temperature 57 30 300648759339 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 295 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 528 (F2) Unknown 100 100 249 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2 (F5) Unknown 100 100 8 (F6) Unknown 100 100 169856	91.8% Outstanding	Read 530 Write 318 Mixed 407 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 13.9 131% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 57.7 115% 231 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 93%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 98GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 8446082 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 -22093311767547 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 99 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 85 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 31 50 94492557343 (C2) HDA temperature 31 50 94492557343 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 8446082 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 8446082 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 8446082 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 38654705664 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4294962575 (EA) Unknown 0 0 416 (F1) Unknown 0 0 416 (F2) Unknown 0 0 1310 (F4) Unknown 100 100 4784155	75.2% Very good	Read 484 Write 207 Mixed 266 70% 319 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 17.2 124% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 42.1 67% 124 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 250GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 25295 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 446 (B1) Unknown 50 50 594 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 45 41 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 300 (F1) Unknown 99 99 306333359567	125% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 502 Mixed 508 114% 511 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 41.5 192% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 120 158% 285 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 16.1 Write 5.54 Mixed 7.32 10% 9.65 MB/s	4K Read 4.68 4K Write 1,721 87,820% 863 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF Kingston KHX2133C14/8G Kingston KHX2133C14/8G 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.1 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 74%

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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