MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46.1% 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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '18 at 11:36
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 797 80% 652 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 197 Parallax 198 129% 184 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 176 Splatting 128 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 147GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 427 421 232 233 235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 366 Mixed 388 SusWrite 322 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 42.7 164% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 331 250% 335 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%
Intel 320 Series 80GB-$60 4,402 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 92 92 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 260 Write 92.3 Mixed 117 SusWrite 91.2 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 21.6 84% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 69.2 DQ Mixed 68.2 60% 91.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 45%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 347GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 104 103 102 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 82 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 103 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB 7,412 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24.8 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 90%

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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%

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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	1,445x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $579

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $550	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