MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.5% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	17.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	29 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '20 at 20:41
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 98.4 2-Core 185 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 501 50% 405 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.5% Poor	Lighting 29.2 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 32.2 24% 31.3 fps	MRender 17.5 Gravity 34 Splatting 22 20% 24.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 59 46 46 44 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 435 Write 396 Mixed 282 SusWrite 79.2 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 43.5 151% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 330 253% 342 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 114%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 291GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 384 408 397 391 392 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 406 Mixed 357 SusWrite 380 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 48 154% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 197 193 199 200 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 134 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 195 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 109GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 63 63 62 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 84 Write 97.3 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 62.1 56% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESE.M16FE 2x16GB 4,242 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.7 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 18.6 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 129%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,757 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	1,432x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	627x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	530x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	308x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16