MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.7% 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	53.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '20 at 17:42
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 965 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 628 68% 538 Pts	64-Core 631 39% 631 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1315 MHz, MLim: 2150 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.4 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 81.1 54% 72.4 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 58.9 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37240G 480GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1017A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 235 54 65 51 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 487 Write 423 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 146 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 9.4 48% 13.3 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 0.8 72% 169 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 78%
SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB 5,047 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 476GB free Firmware: 70000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 451 448 451 450 449 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 458 Mixed 146 SusWrite 453 70% 305 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 49.1 163% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 336 259% 353 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown YRUIS19200MHZ 2x8GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2707 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 24.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 26.1 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 88%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,452x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	632x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	330x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $81Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	127x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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	88x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $704

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16