MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics132% 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 Drive105% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 07 '19 at 05:49
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 234
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 624
65% 525 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 206
Parallax 191
152% 195 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 180
Splatting 126
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 299 173 122 111 95 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 468
Mixed 389
SusWrite 211
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 52.1
184% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 354
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 105%
Great: 134%
Intel SSDSC2BB480G6 480GB
93GB free
Firmware: G2010150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 384 370 382 417 412 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 330
Write 407
Mixed 296
SusWrite 390
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 31.7
125% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 215
166% 227 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
11GB free
Firmware: CC3E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 87 109 91 107 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 105
Write 101
Mixed 62
SusWrite 94.4
67% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3600C18 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3600C18 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.5% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.3
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,792 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $718
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