MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.6% 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 Drive124% 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.
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)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170503
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 21 '20 at 21:16
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 127
2-Core 236
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 700
69% 562 Pts
64-Core 684
42% 684 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 94.5
Parallax 87.3
83% 94.6 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 89.8
Splatting 78
73% 90.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
625GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 474 469 445 446 443 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 446
Mixed 399
SusWrite 456
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 57.8
196% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 304
245% 347 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 124%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
74.7% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 23.7
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 100%

 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $577
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