MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	94.4% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '19 at 20:55
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-6700K-$298 381,041 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	1-Core 136 2-Core 270 95% 203 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 699 77% 597 Pts	64-Core 700 47% 700 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$280 752,541 User benchmarks, average bench 57% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 235 Reflection 199 Parallax 213 62% 216 fps	Gravity 214 Splatting 166 72% 190 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 61%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$120 36,180 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 383 169 134 128 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 480 Mixed 402 SusWrite 209 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 42.8 164% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 307 225% 290 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$85 35,056 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 163 165 164 162 165 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 89.5 Write 119 Mixed 76 SusWrite 162 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$59 252,011 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 199 201 200 200 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 157 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 199 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D30AESCK.M8FE 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D30AESCK.M8FE 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.8% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 25 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 25.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 80%

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

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Gaming 74%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 56%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $298Bench 80%, 381,041 samples	3,387x
Core i5-6600KIntel $164Bench 76%, 216,850 samples	1,922x
Core i7-7700KIntel $350Bench 86%, 359,342 samples	385x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 677,712 samples	1,704x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 103%, 554,017 samples	1,045x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $280Bench 57%, 752,541 samples	879x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $55Bench 105%, 507,744 samples	552x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $97Bench 113%, 414,632 samples	526x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $100Bench 95%, 42,313 samples	189x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 84%, 268,353 samples	455x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 69%, 33,903 samples	238x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 85%, 22,476 samples	226x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $953

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24