MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	307% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '19 at 05:05
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 259 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 691 74% 590 Pts	64-Core 707 44% 707 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 149 Reflection 149 Parallax 130 121% 143 fps	Gravity 130 Splatting 111 106% 121 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 764 606 585 582 595 606 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,606 Write 2,294 Mixed 1,507 SusWrite 623 392% 1,757 MB/s	4K Read 68.9 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 98 336% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,429 DQ Write 1,281 DQ Mixed 1,323 1,001% 1,344 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 179 183 181 182 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 122 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 179 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0570 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 126 127 128 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 108 Write 131 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 127 145% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 47%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 98 98 98 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 97.5 Write 86.8 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 97.6 113% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 4x4GB 1,058 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24.9 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 26 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 113%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,790 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,453x
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	536x
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	128x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
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 $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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