MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28.5% 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	121% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '18 at 17:24
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 507 68% 506 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1531 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Lighting 33.5 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 38.4 27% 34.1 fps	MRender 41.6 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 33.9 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 176GB free Firmware: SAFM001B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3094 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1557 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 719 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2294044 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 400 (C2) HDA temperature 69 56 188979544095 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 6288 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5026 (F2) Unknown 100 100 8730 (F4) Unknown 100 100 35 (F5) Unknown 100 100 284 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2416192	95.4% Outstanding	Read 525 Write 505 Mixed 518 115% 516 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 14.1 126% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 33.1 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 14.1 59% 122 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 111%
Samsung MZNTY128HDHP-00000 128GB 2,542 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT2100Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 79 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 82 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 2 (AE) Unknown 99 99 4 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 930 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 42 30 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 16735271 (F1) Unknown 99 99 331 (F2) Unknown 99 99 742 (F9) Unknown 99 99 331	121% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 496 Mixed 499 113% 505 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 50.4 192% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 37.2 81% 168 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 929GB free Firmware: HP34 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 144903984 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2572 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 17340152121 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6577 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2032 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1872693694 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 59 505217053 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 514 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 81 81 38677 (C2) HDA temperature 29 41 51539607581 (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	101% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 178 Mixed 164 130% 172 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.34 116% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 38,955 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.3% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 14 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 91%

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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	1,433x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
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	309x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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