MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.4% 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	67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '17 at 10:07
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 99 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 801 87% 688 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.3.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 83.5 57% 72.1 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 55.9 Splatting 79 55% 65.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 465GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 10983 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2240 (B1) Unknown 99 99 9 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 48 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 665 (F1) Unknown 99 99 10229536272	97.3% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 352 Mixed 359 90% 408 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 31.7 151% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 107 114% 190 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 126%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 20126 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3798 (B1) Unknown 85 85 516 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 53 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 970 (F1) Unknown 99 99 44913142406	67.3% Good	Read 507 Write 207 Mixed 326 76% 346 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 20.5 91% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 70 DQ Mixed 52.3 66% 122 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 32.4 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 50 SC Mixed 36.1 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 41 98% 41 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 120%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,778 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	1,445x
Core i5-6600KIntel $88Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	533x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	328x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	87x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $239	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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