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 way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	43.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160512
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 00:05
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	80%

PC Performing way below expectations (7^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, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 52.9 1-Core 87.2 2-Core 172 57% 104 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 290 41% 302 Pts	64-Core 319 20% 319 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 51 111 40 41 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 328 Write 271 Mixed 252 SusWrite 64.3 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 47.2 4K Mixed 20.2 78% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 25.9 DQ Write 75.2 DQ Mixed 18.8 24% 40 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 82%
Seagate ST3400620AS 400GB-$55 3,016 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 27GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 26 29 27 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 31.3 Mixed 23 SusWrite 27.1 22% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 55% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 42%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 156GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 28.7 Mixed 24 SusWrite 22.3 36% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB 3,483 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 64GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 21 21 21 21 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 36 Write 35.5 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 21.7 40% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	40.4% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 15.6 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 9.9 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 150 27% 150 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 95%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,760 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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	627x
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	308x

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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