MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	104% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '18 at 08:38
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 772 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 149 Parallax 142 115% 144 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 133 Splatting 112 96% 118 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 160 47 39 42 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 491 Mixed 341 SusWrite 111 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 57.4 196% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 329 256% 353 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 226GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 485 482 490 403 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 492 Mixed 466 SusWrite 436 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.2 204% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 442GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 162 163 163 163 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 149 Write 131 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 163 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 374% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 112%
Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1TB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 835GB free, PID 3101 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	20% Poor	Read 40.7 Write 41.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 42.7 53% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB 2,748 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 24.2 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 81%

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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	1,433x
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	326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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