MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	98.8% 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	16GB 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 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '18 at 02:56
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 791 83% 664 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 108 Reflection 120 Parallax 114 88% 114 fps	Gravity 102 Splatting 104 91% 103 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 233 294 203 85 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 432 Mixed 402 SusWrite 198 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 31.3 173% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 134%
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 333GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 471 468 179 278 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 498 Mixed 381 SusWrite 356 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 42.6 157% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 195 183% 285 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 193GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 470 475 485 485 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 487 Mixed 409 SusWrite 477 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 65.6 220% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Radeon R7 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 212GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 111 110 112 112 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 188 Write 124 Mixed 103 SusWrite 110 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 29.1 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 33.5 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 121%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,445x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	533x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	328x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	87x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $579

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16