MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
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 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.1% 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 Drive52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '17 at 17:52
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU10%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 148
2-Core 280
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 773
76% 622 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 119
Parallax 99.3
92% 111 fps
MRender 99.4
Gravity 104
Splatting 101
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 370
Write 105
Mixed 147
45% 208 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 9.25
95% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 83.5
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 29.4
42% 75.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 75%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
852GB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 131
Write 174
Mixed 134
110% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 5.22
4K Mixed 0.76
209% 2.21 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 31.1
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 40.9
SC Mixed 26.2
85% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 108%

 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 2,756 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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