MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	283% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '20 at 19:02
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	65%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 570 76% 571 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 0588) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 66.1 Parallax 80.4 54% 71 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 53.7 49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 259GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 441 439 438 439 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 455 Mixed 435 SusWrite 408 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 64.3 217% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%
SanDisk Extreme Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018) 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1107 840 841 851 852 853 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,913 Write 1883 Mixed 1,557 SusWrite 891 350% 1,561 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 77.4 273% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1653 DQ Write 1,411 DQ Mixed 1,396 1,083% 1,487 MB/s
Poor: 172% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 292%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 457 455 455 456 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 455 Mixed 399 SusWrite 456 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 52.2 190% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 464GB free Firmware: 2BA30010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 104 104 104 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 104 Write 106 Mixed 59 SusWrite 104 68% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 24GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 25.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 24.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 93%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,432x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	627x
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	308x

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 $40Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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