MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 21:03
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 693 72% 577 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 68.2 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 69.2 56% 69.3 fps	MRender 74.6 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 31.3 43% 56.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1122 256GB 2,469 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 168 147 173 169 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 240 Mixed 243 SusWrite 168 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 45.3 170% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 220 177% 249 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 98%
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: Z2320000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 177 176 176 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 478 Write 175 Mixed 179 SusWrite 176 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 12.8 123% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 76 83% 138 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 867GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 171 180 182 181 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 177 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 180 103% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x4GB 969 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 20.8 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.7 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 90%

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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	1,433x
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 $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 $45Bench 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 $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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16