MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	123% 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.
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	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 04:27
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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 (100^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 244 92% 161 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 780 84% 667 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 13C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.1% Above average	Lighting 72.8 Reflection 66.2 Parallax 67.8 59% 68.9 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 57.2 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 310 311 311 311 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 408 SusWrite 328 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 62.7 213% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 253GB 636 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 85GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 329 328 329 330 331 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 116%
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 115GB 2,637 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 107GB free Firmware: 1.33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 59 58 56 56 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 213 Write 73.3 Mixed 99 SusWrite 58.4 24% 111 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 26.9 110% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 76.6 DQ Mixed 85.9 69% 97.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 49%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 336GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 91 90 89 92 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 80.8 Write 68.8 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 90.4 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 61%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$25 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 147 147 147 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 158 Write 140 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 147 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 26.3 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 30.6 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 102%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,765 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) - $127

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,437x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	531x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16