MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics146% 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 Drive118% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '17 at 23:51
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 98.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 293
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 809
82% 663 Pts
64-Core 806
50% 806 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3660) ≥ 4GB; MSI 1080 TI LIGHTNING Z 11GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2780 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
146% Outstanding
Lighting 210
Reflection 219
Parallax 196
171% 209 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 205
Splatting 139
130% 161 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 146%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 410
Mixed 417
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 53.6
188% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 130
152% 264 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 118%
Great: 134%
Kingston SV300S 171GB
97GB free
Firmware: 603A
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
70.3% Very good
Read 504
Write 184
Mixed 250
68% 313 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 15.3
108% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 54.1
73% 133 MB/s
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
413GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 182
Mixed 220
213% 286 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 3.93
4K Mixed 1.05
1,090% 8.86 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 185%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 29.1
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.4
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 32.2
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 43.7
91% 43.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 105%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) - $127

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $579
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