MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.8% 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)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151214
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '19 at 23:41
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$170 588,978 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 (97^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 140 2-Core 250 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 753 75% 611 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.8% Average	Lighting 60.2 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 58 49% 60.9 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 58.2 Splatting 51.3 48% 60.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 496 Write 483 Mixed 374 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.1 187% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Lacie P9230 3TB 209 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 571GB free Firmware: 1053 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 37 Write 39.7 Mixed 30.8 27% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 116%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$26 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 466GB free Firmware: 0002BSM1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 73 Write 62.8 Mixed 40.2 44% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 43%
Hitachi HDS721075CLA332 750GB-$190 3,719 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 248GB free Firmware: JP3OA3GH Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 60.5 68% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 76%
ST2000DM 001-1CH164 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 877GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 38.8 Write 31.5 Mixed 33.8 44% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB 2,314 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	76.7% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 24.4 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 20.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 93%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) - $127

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,460x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	632x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	538x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	331x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	128x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	130x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	88x

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Total price: $709

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