MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% 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	91.7% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 11:12
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 121 2-Core 253 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 471 66% 485 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 1F06) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 120 Parallax 125 102% 123 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 112 Splatting 101 101% 128 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 307 233 222 247 229 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 305 Mixed 388 SusWrite 249 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 40.1 144% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 276 221% 310 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 99%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 282GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 401 485 494 494 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 469 Mixed 470 SusWrite 444 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 67.4 230% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBR2 2x8GB 1,237 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.6 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 22 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 87%

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

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,434x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	530x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16