MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.1% 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	615% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '18 at 18:48
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 264 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 755 75% 613 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.8 Parallax 44.6 39% 49 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 39 32 25 38 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	615% Outstanding	Read 6,797 Write 59.3 Mixed 115 SusWrite 34 364% 1,751 MB/s	4K Read 846 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 7.4 1,292% 286 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 615% Great: 144%
Adata Premier SP550 960GB-$109 1,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 174GB free Firmware: O1126A SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 377 285 120 79 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 435 Mixed 330 SusWrite 225 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 44.9 164% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 230 197% 287 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 95%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 419GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 106 Write 110 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 103 62% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.7 333% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 748GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 89 90 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 87.5 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 88.1 66% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,442 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 33.4 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,760 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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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	627x
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	308x

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 $45Bench 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 $274	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 $183	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