MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.1% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160512
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '20 at 19:28
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 213 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 408 54% 408 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 58 52% 61.9 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 59 Splatting 49.9 47% 58.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0309 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 240 Write 130 Mixed 143 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 12.7 87% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 90.1 DQ Mixed 38.1 47% 84.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 72%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 8GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 109 Write 150 Mixed 70.5 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 29GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 57 59 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 62.5 Write 44.3 Mixed 46 SusWrite 57.2 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 49%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 615 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1TB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 114 113 114 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 106 Write 83.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 112 123% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1 189% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C15D4/8G 1315 BLS8G4D26BFSCK.8FBD 1315 BLS8G4D26BFSCK.8FBD 32GB 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 29.2 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 25.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,761 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	1,433x
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 $94Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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