MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	166% 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	43.7% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '18 at 15:04
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 276 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 571 76% 570 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715); MSI RTX 2080 Ti GAMING X TRIO CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 239 Parallax 256 190% 243 fps	MRender 269 Gravity 233 Splatting 141 167% 214 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102M3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 68 52 53 52 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 256 Write 84.2 Mixed 117 SusWrite 58.9 28% 129 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 12.3 84% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 80.7 DQ Mixed 73.7 69% 110 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 44%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 36GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 165 248 289 282 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 489 Mixed 394 SusWrite 279 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.6 162% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 208 193% 297 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 209GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 201 202 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 162 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 199 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 141 149 149 150 151 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 130 Write 135 Mixed 99.8 SusWrite 146 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 35.3 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 30.2 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

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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	1,432x
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 $40Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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