MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	214% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.4% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '20 at 21:08
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 774 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4044) ≥ 4GB; GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 VISION OC 24G CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	214% Outstanding	Lighting 315 Reflection 302 Parallax 326 257% 314 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 258 Splatting 194 213% 271 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 197 160 97 78 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 476 Write 235 Mixed 162 SusWrite 133 55% 251 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 26.4 138% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 58.5 103% 206 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 191GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 75 83 78 78 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 114 Write 115 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 79.8 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 75%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 107 108 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 114 Write 109 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 107 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 67%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 160GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 92 93 92 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 70.9 Write 73.2 Mixed 40 SusWrite 92.1 50% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 88% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 55%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 618GB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 82 84 84 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 82.6 Write 81.9 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 82.8 55% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: SD17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 111 113 112 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 112 68% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 70%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 106 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 93.5 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 107 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 67%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 135 135 137 138 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 157 Write 123 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 135 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 96%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 927GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 132 136 135 138 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 120 Write 110 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 135 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.3% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 24.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 119%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,762 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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	1,434x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
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	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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