MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	168% 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	237% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '19 at 22:59
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 786 86% 678 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB; Evga XC Ultra Rtx 2080 Ti CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 247 Parallax 239 192% 241 fps	MRender 281 Gravity 225 Splatting 153 172% 220 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 669GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1422 1368 1360 768 103 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,428 Write 1,568 Mixed 1,094 SusWrite 871 279% 1,240 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 83.8 298% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 899 DQ Mixed 273 344% 602 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 255%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 500GB 1,345 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 466GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 371 389 398 399 399 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 407 Write 401 Mixed 366 SusWrite 390 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 29.5 96% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 146 106% 138 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 101%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 178 182 183 184 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 178 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 179 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 462% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%
WD My Passport Essential 750GB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 19GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 34 36 36 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 37 Write 33.7 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 34.7 43% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C15 2x16GB 466 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 33 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 28.3 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 29 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 97%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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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