MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics79.3% 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 Drive117% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 13 '18 at 02:52
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 150
2-Core 298
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 826
87% 696 Pts
64-Core 810
50% 810 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 101%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.3% Very good
Lighting 96.8
Reflection 115
Parallax 96.2
79% 103 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 94.6
Splatting 101
80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 319 279 381 304 317 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 240
Mixed 350
SusWrite 312
78% 352 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 75.7
4K Mixed 64
195% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 316
248% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 117%
Great: 134%
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190
333GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 470 470 187 284 287 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 493
Mixed 391
SusWrite 360
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 42.2
160% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 198
187% 292 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 107%
Great: 103%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
193GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 469 477 484 484 484 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 490
Mixed 412
SusWrite 478
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 67.1
226% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 314
243% 331 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 135%
Great: 134%
Radeon R7 1TB
212GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 110 111 110 111 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 151
Write 142
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 110
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 29.7
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 42.8
SC Mixed 34.1
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 49.7
80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 106%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $579
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