MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	618% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	23.6 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 18:52
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 260 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 740 74% 603 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 163 Parallax 156 139% 163 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 144 Splatting 107 116% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% 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: 47 52 56 53 54 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	618% Outstanding	Read 6,917 Write 58.8 Mixed 110 SusWrite 52 371% 1,785 MB/s	4K Read 838 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 7.3 1,281% 283 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 618% Great: 144%
Adata Premier SP550 960GB-$109 1,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 174GB free Firmware: O1126A SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 393 285 126 79 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 459 Mixed 339 SusWrite 226 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 44.3 160% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 238 201% 290 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 95%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 419GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 71 Write 75 Mixed 26 SusWrite 102 50% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 346% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 748GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 90 90 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 92 Write 83.2 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 89.4 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.1% 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 as expected (59^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 32.7 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 29.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

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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%

Gunboat

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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

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 $37Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16