MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 16 '19 at 20:45
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 229
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 680
62% 519 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 116
Parallax 108
88% 111 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 100
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 62 48 63 54 38 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 496
Write 347
Mixed 146
SusWrite 79.9
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 38.5
128% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 108
126% 217 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 82%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79
2.5TB free
Firmware: CV27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 198 198 198 199 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 187
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 198
124% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 115%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 25.1
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 24.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 91%

 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 2,761 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $577
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