MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 03 '20 at 16:47
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 579
8-Core 567
77% 573 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 113
Parallax 97.8
91% 108 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 101
Splatting 103
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
897GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 145 138 151 174 171 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 165
Mixed 82.9
SusWrite 150
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 113%
Generic- SD/MMC 16GB
0GB free, PID 6362
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 18.7
Write 17.4
Mixed 7.7
18% 14.6 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1.6
97% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 18%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB
25GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.2 4.9 3 5 4.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Read 24.9
Write 7.2
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 3.9
10% 10.2 MB/s
4K Read 6.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 3.2
213% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 35.7
MC Mixed 25.3
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 34
SC Mixed 26.9
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 88%

 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 2,760 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $592
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