MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	56.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '19 at 17:37
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	96%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 64.2 1-Core 91.9 2-Core 127 57% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 217 31% 230 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 63.8 56% 66.6 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 69.3 57% 69.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 74 91 125 66 74 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.2% Average	Read 212 Write 123 Mixed 182 SusWrite 86.4 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 20.7 68% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 27.5 51% 100 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 82%
Crucial MTFDDAK128MAY-1AH1ZABHA 128GB 1,012 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 107GB free Firmware: M504 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 334 344 345 344 343 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 222 Write 213 Mixed 183 SusWrite 332 54% 237 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 29.6 69% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 137 132% 201 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 576GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 131 131 131 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 124 Write 83.7 Mixed 29 SusWrite 131 67% 92 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.6 324% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 15.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 110%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	87x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $575

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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