MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics146% 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 Drive78.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161221
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateDec 10 '19 at 00:05
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 222
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 464
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan V
Nvidia(10DE 1218) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1912 MHz, MLim: 425 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 207
Reflection 195
Parallax 274
168% 225 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 225
Splatting 106
136% 174 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 146%
Great: 155%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0831C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 324 392 400 121 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 476
Write 376
Mixed 334
SusWrite 265
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 15.1
122% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 79.7
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 22
64% 129 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 88%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
232GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 307 366 371 370 369 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 366
Mixed 323
SusWrite 343
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 44.1
164% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 193
165% 240 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/8G 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75.4% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.8
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 22.4
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 82%

 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $592
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