MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	100% 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	13.7 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 20:03
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 777 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.8% 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: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.2% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 114 Parallax 95.2 82% 103 fps	MRender 96.1 Gravity 94.3 Splatting 100 80% 96.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 274 331 381 381 479 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 138 Mixed 404 SusWrite 360 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 31.7 145% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 358 261% 342 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 134%
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 333GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 475 472 173 286 281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 492 Mixed 398 SusWrite 358 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 42.7 159% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 190 182% 286 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 193GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 472 475 485 486 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 487 Mixed 413 SusWrite 478 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 67 224% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 360 265% 349 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Radeon R7 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 212GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 166 168 169 168 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 154 Write 152 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 167 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 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 (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 29.8 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 32.4 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 $252	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