MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	69.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

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, 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, 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 08:53
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 780 84% 668 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 1578 MHz, MLim: 1900 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Lighting 87.4 Reflection 84.8 Parallax 82.9 71% 85 fps	MRender 87.9 Gravity 80.6 Splatting 72.8 65% 80.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 66%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 509 Write 486 Mixed 406 104% 467 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 62.9 213% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 253GB 636 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 79GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,050 Write 1,124 Mixed 899 298% 1,358 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 81.5 277% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,046 DQ Write 875 DQ Mixed 813 649% 911 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 116%
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 115GB 2,637 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 107GB free Firmware: 1.33 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 216 Write 75.5 Mixed 99.2 28% 130 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 27.4 113% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 74.7 DQ Mixed 87.6 70% 101 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 49%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 336GB free Firmware: CC38 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 83.3 Write 72.5 Mixed 48 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 61%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$29 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 162 Write 150 Mixed 88.2 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% 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 @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 27.7 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 30 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 98.3% 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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16