MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '17 at 05:21
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 280 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 759 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.8% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 145 Parallax 52.1 112% 111 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 109 65% 75.1 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 853GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1880 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 604 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 56 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 197 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3440127405	102% Outstanding	Read 523 Write 416 Mixed 428 101% 456 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 34.7 164% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 43 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 123 104% 145 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2078 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 670 (B1) Unknown 99 99 14 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 55 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 171 (F1) Unknown 99 99 12480530997	105% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 405 Mixed 414 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 28.7 161% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 28.2 91% 197 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 372GB free, PID ab21 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 66.1 Write 67.8 Mixed 74.3 91% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 3.34 4K Mixed 0.53 134% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 53%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 134GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 119GB free, PID 00ad Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 96.3 133% 103 MB/s	4K Read 5.85 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.93 93% 2.65 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 42%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 127GB 488 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 114GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 37 Write 12.4 Mixed 18.6 25% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.64 79% 1.69 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 33.1 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 27.5 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,770 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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,440x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	630x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	532x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	311x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	86x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16