MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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 Drive	254% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 12:51
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 264 95% 168 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 658 69% 553 Pts	64-Core 563 35% 563 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 147 Parallax 138 113% 141 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 148 Splatting 124 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1373 1367 1156 1206 1100 914 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 1,946 Write 1,393 Mixed 772 SusWrite 1,186 295% 1,324 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 61.5 227% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,160 DQ Write 387 DQ Mixed 443 414% 663 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 283%
Intel 330 Series 240GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 63GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 177 187 182 179 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 380 Write 242 Mixed 262 SusWrite 183 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 43.2 173% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 226 179% 250 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 138GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 128 127 127 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 155 Write 144 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 128 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 236GB free Firmware: CR100-11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 63 62 63 64 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 58.7 Write 58.5 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 62.9 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 408GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 141 140 141 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 133 Write 94 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 140 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 32 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 33.9 100% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 47.3 84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 128%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,762 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	1,434x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16