MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	94.9% 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	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.

High background CPU (26%). 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '19 at 17:07
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 745 77% 619 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 148 Parallax 129 117% 140 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 138 Splatting 109 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 472 246 156 156 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 465 Mixed 402 SusWrite 257 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 41.2 155% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 303 223% 288 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 95%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 43GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 143 144 144 144 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 486 Mixed 375 SusWrite 166 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 55.2 200% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 176 183% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 483GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 198 201 200 201 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 128 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 200 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 110%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 117 121 121 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 151 Write 108 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 118 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 84%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 606GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 31 30 30 30 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 89.7 Write 21.8 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 29.8 50% 44.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 36% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165 7,179 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 31.6 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 31.4 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 118%

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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 $130Bench 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 $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 $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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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