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 way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	253% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 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	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 21:31
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 794 83% 667 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.4% 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% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 878 636 638 633 634 599 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2,006 Write 1,692 Mixed 814 SusWrite 670 288% 1,295 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 63 261% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,030 DQ Write 1,361 DQ Mixed 888 756% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 254%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 52GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 351 325 323 325 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 479 Mixed 375 SusWrite 327 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 63 215% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 348 265% 359 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%
Kingston SA400S371920G 2TB 1,776 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 843GB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 440 439 443 446 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 500 Write 438 Mixed 401 SusWrite 442 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 21.5 100% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 87.4 113% 197 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88.2% 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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 27.4 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 29 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.5% 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 $195Bench 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