MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	167% 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	98.1% 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	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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '19 at 05:13
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 784 82% 658 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 236 Parallax 256 192% 242 fps	MRender 267 Gravity 230 Splatting 147 168% 215 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 377 339 236 249 244 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 371 Mixed 314 SusWrite 304 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 42.2 156% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 251 209% 301 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 99%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$99 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 131GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 402 289 290 292 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 472 Mixed 387 SusWrite 337 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 43.3 159% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 339 252% 334 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 638GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 172 171 171 172 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 143 Write 96.5 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 169 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3500620AS 500GB-$145 5,462 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 305GB free Firmware: HP24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 98 98 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 83.2 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 96.9 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 59%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 117GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 142 148 148 150 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 115 Write 128 Mixed 30 SusWrite 146 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 2x8GB 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 25.4 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 29.5 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 101%

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,445x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	533x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	328x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	87x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $579

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16