MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics151% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '18 at 03:03
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 240
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 656
66% 534 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 206
Reflection 227
Parallax 222
168% 219 fps
MRender 254
Gravity 208
Splatting 136
156% 199 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 151%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 465 469 468 474 475 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 481
Mixed 357
SusWrite 462
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 48.4
170% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 353
267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
99GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 408 239 201 193 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 483
Mixed 387
SusWrite 275
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 61.8
208% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 118%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.3% Very good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 22.6
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 27.9
SC Mixed 23.3
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 104%

 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 2,756 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $592
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