MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	88.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (65%). 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '19 at 21:03
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	65%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 4.6 GHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 218 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 684 66% 544 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 123 Parallax 117 89% 116 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 105 Splatting 106 87% 107 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 79 83 82 84 89 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Intenso Sata III 127GB 2,962 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 28GB free Firmware: Q0303B SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 63 17 19 19 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 429 Write 146 Mixed 194 SusWrite 47.3 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 26.1 93% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 42.6 DQ Write 92.7 DQ Mixed 64.8 50% 66.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 89%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 316GB free Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5523 Write 5,408 Mixed 5,359 1,214% 5,430 MB/s	4K Read 454 4K Write 385 4K Mixed 427 1,439% 422 MB/s	DQ Read 985 DQ Write 1,203 DQ Mixed 583 582% 924 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 75 20 22 23 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 171 Write 170 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 58.1 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 108%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45 23,554 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 298GB free Firmware: 12.01A12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 37 13 14 15 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 79 Write 61.8 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 28.6 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 60%
Hitachi HTS727575A9E362 750GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 698GB free Firmware: JF4AD0F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 50 15 17 17 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 112 Write 94.5 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 38.2 57% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 70%
General UDisk 4GB 5,358 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	4.42% Terrible	Read 15.8 Write 6.8 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 6.2 10% 8.28 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.42% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 2x8GB 720 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 21.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 75%

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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 $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