MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	91% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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, 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	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 18:03
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 269 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 741 76% 612 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 148 Parallax 127 117% 139 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 137 Splatting 108 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 443 191 153 147 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 470 Mixed 396 SusWrite 256 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 38.8 144% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 300 221% 286 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 95%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 66GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 144 143 143 143 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 482 Mixed 344 SusWrite 177 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 52.5 188% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 175 182% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 533GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 195 203 202 202 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 199 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 199 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 349% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 126 129 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 144 Write 136 Mixed 93 SusWrite 128 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 84%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 699GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 96.8 Write 20.8 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 30.6 51% 45.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 36% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165 7,179 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 27.6 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 27.7 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 118%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,762 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	1,434x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
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	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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