MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	96.7% 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	12.1 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 14:28
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 258 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 712 75% 601 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 456 302 234 243 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 462 Mixed 381 SusWrite 314 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 41.2 152% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 321 240% 319 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 99%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$75 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 131GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 430 421 410 405 365 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 389 Write 378 Mixed 368 SusWrite 402 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 21.5 120% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 336 241% 311 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 638GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 155 161 173 149 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 135 Write 106 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 153 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3500620AS 500GB-$145 5,462 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 305GB free Firmware: HP24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 86 92 81 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	51% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 13.5 Mixed 43 SusWrite 88.5 43% 58.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 59%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 117GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 148 147 144 141 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 81.5 Write 143 Mixed 31 SusWrite 142 72% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.2% 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 (72^nd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 25.3 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 28.1 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 88.3% 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,451x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	632x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	330x
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 $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	88x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $718

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16