MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	36.3% 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	118% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	19.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '17 at 23:36
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 850 90% 722 Pts	64-Core 841 52% 841 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 38.9 39% 39.3 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 41.7 Splatting 36.6 32% 39 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 708 Write 367 Mixed 449 112% 508 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 40.1 189% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 369 DQ Mixed 54.2 98% 185 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 346GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 158 153 9066 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5966 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 21 21 57949 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 661 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 316 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 109 109 274513 (C2) HDA temperature 112 101 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	35.3% Below average	Read 64.8 Write 57.9 Mixed 62.9 47% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.23 71% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 67%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 156GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 158 158 5075 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2121 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 25093 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1494 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 170 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2121 (C2) HDA temperature 110 105 37 (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	59.6% Above average	Read 116 Write 91 Mixed 96.7 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.32 4K Mixed 0.47 125% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-4GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 24GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 31.5 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 31.8 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

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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	1,431x
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	529x
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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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