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 (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.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	257% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '20 at 00:54
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 800 88% 692 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2322 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 887 640 637 639 639 627 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,078 Write 1,799 Mixed 697 SusWrite 678 292% 1,313 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 66.4 260% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,036 DQ Write 1,343 DQ Mixed 879 750% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 254%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 59GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 346 328 326 328 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 452 Mixed 354 SusWrite 348 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 64.9 223% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 348 265% 359 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 123%
Kingston SA400S371920G 2TB 1,776 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 845GB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 464 462 467 471 470 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 514 Write 31.9 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 426 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 27 4K Mixed 14.6 84% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 31.1 DQ Mixed 37 47% 88.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 5,381 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 27.4 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 29.9 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 127%

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Gaming 69%

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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	1,437x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	531x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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	85x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $571

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16