MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	224% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '20 at 19:01
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 793 82% 663 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 185 Parallax 186 146% 183 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 176 Splatting 116 111% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 555 262 260 258 254 254 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1987 Write 1,265 Mixed 615 SusWrite 307 230% 1,044 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 54.7 261% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,059 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 688 625% 948 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 236%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 109GB free Firmware: MU04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 365 461 456 439 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 434 Mixed 318 SusWrite 410 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 42.7 164% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 135 148% 244 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 171GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 361 468 250 246 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 452 Mixed 368 SusWrite 319 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.6 157% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 327 246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 99%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 221GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 89 140 73 4.7 59 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 435 Write 291 Mixed 235 SusWrite 101 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 9.8 62% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 76.5 DQ Mixed 17.1 34% 70.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 58%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$61 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 78GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 403 397 416 396 419 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 156 Mixed 191 SusWrite 408 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 21.6 126% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 285 223% 307 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 119%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 35 Write 41 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 40.9 28% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.5 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 33 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%

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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	1,433x
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	326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $592

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