MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.1% 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 Drive79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170503
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 22 '17 at 19:21
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 150
2-Core 298
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 493
66% 493 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
MSI(1462 3303) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 119
Parallax 112
90% 114 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 102
Splatting 108
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
191GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 377
Mixed 418
96% 434 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 49.1
161% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 92.3
120% 217 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 106%
Great: 134%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 489
Write 259
Mixed 271
75% 340 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 28.3
111% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 61.6
92% 175 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
318GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 140
Write 141
Mixed 124
101% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.14
4K Mixed 0.22
92% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.2% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 25
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 25.4
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,760 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $592
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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