MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% 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	115% 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.

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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 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	Dec 11 '18 at 03:55
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 801 77% 635 Pts	64-Core 807 50% 807 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.5% 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: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 146 Parallax 122 110% 135 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 133 Splatting 112 95% 116 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 157 106 107 87 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 493 Mixed 327 SusWrite 144 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 63.2 224% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 335 260% 355 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 221GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 376 486 480 466 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 464 SusWrite 421 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 66.5 231% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 129%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 373GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 155 154 153 155 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 128 Write 129 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 153 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 81.2% 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: 40 40 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 40.4 Write 17.2 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 42 43% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.5% 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)	77% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.1 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 24.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 81%

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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