MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.3% 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 Drive	67.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '17 at 07:49
Run Duration	361 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 256 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 675 71% 566 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 44.6 Reflection 41.8 Parallax 38 36% 41.4 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 34.8 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB 5,922 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 81GB free Firmware: DXM06H6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3650 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 932 (AA) Unknown 100 100 4576 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 92 92 261 (AE) Unknown 99 99 69 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 58 30 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 17	81.4% Excellent	Read 498 Write 184 Mixed 250 68% 311 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 21 134% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 74.4 102% 193 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 108%
Samsung PB22-JS3 FDE 2.5" 128GB 813 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 46GB free Firmware: VBM9LD1Q Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 12623 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1866 (AF) Unknown 98 98 1 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 33 (B2) Unknown 55 55 27 (B3) Unknown 90 90 382 (B4) Unknown 90 90 3458 (B5) Unknown 99 99 2 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 99 99 2 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (E8) Unknown 55 55 33 (E9) Unknown 39 39 2636619493	27.6% Poor	Read 205 Write 75.3 Mixed 147 31% 142 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 9.45 4K Mixed 6.68 49% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 26.4 DQ Write 8.23 DQ Mixed 6.42 8% 13.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 32%
Samsung RBX Series 128GB M 354 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 41GB free Firmware: VAM05D1Q Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 46815 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1607 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 82 82 21 (B3) Unknown 98 98 62 (B4) Unknown 98 98 3842 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 11 (E8) Unknown 82 82 101 (E9) Unknown 26 26 3183963825	17.5% Very poor	Read 99.6 Write 34.4 Mixed 48.7 13% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 5.62 4K Mixed 5.34 40% 10.3 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 20%
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2320000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 100 848 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1475 (A6) Unknown 100 100 107 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 159 (A9) Unknown 100 100 101 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 147 (AE) Unknown 100 100 607 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 100 240518168620 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1348 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 12903 (F1) Unknown 253 253 7950 (F2) Unknown 253 253 10476	67.1% Good	Read 461 Write 180 Mixed 253 65% 298 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 3.91 114% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 24.9 54% 109 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 128 128 17199202601 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3787 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 8330 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1330 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3792 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3792 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 180389281825 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	106% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 193 Mixed 144 128% 172 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.18 93% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 8025 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 649 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11100 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 137 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 78 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 570 (C2) HDA temperature 116 105 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	80.1% Excellent	Read 143 Write 136 Mixed 128 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.19 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.35 140% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 85%
WD My Passport 083A 1TB 1,797 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 615GB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 90.2 Write 91.7 Mixed 57 100% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.24 78% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 45%
Mass Storage Device 32GB 1,016 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 125d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 20.7 Write 19.8 Mixed 20.2 26% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.36 4K Write 2.18 4K Mixed 1.71 152% 3.08 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GNT 0711 PUD42400C168GVS 0420 F4-2133C15-8GNT 0711 PUD42400C168GVS 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.2% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 20 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 70%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,432x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	627x
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	326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	308x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16