MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime4 Days
Run DateSep 07 '17 at 15:02
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 445
62% 457 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
Lighting 22.9
Reflection 17.4
Parallax 20.7
19% 20.3 fps
MRender 25.5
Gravity 23.4
Splatting 17
18% 22 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 19%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 144
Write 144
Mixed 131
105% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.19
80% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown GY2133D464L15/8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
41.2% Average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 12.7
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 13.2
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 43%

 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 2,757 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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