MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	88.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '17 at 19:51
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 96.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 165 76% 123 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 437 50% 388 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.78 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB-$130 2,462 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 6513 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2302 (A6) Unknown 100 100 144 (A7) Unknown 100 100 16 (A8) Unknown 100 100 366 (A9) Unknown 100 100 152 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 246 (AE) Unknown 100 100 88 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 136 584116273195 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2068 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 31751 (F1) Unknown 253 253 11142 (F2) Unknown 253 253 15491 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	88.3% Excellent	Read 470 Write 283 Mixed 298 77% 350 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 26.8 132% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 61.6 108% 214 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 101%
Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 5GB free Firmware: E120506a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9897 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3531 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 200 200 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 53 53 227635232821 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	56.4% Above average	Read 275 Write 147 Mixed 237 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 23.3 97% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 24.2 56% 114 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 45%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 742GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 235 226 7216 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6272 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12010 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3912 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 196 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 62 62 416223 (C2) HDA temperature 112 106 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	60.9% Good	Read 114 Write 97.9 Mixed 96.8 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.2 74% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 27.4 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 26.4 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 104%

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,440x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	629x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	532x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	311x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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	86x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $566

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16