MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	213% 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	333% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '20 at 16:03
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 241 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 583 62% 494 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,275 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	213% Outstanding	Lighting 317 Reflection 299 Parallax 318 258% 311 fps	MRender 347 Gravity 250 Splatting 191 207% 263 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1487 1534 1488 1430 1322 1520 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,506 Write 2,135 Mixed 1,314 SusWrite 1,464 415% 1,855 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 82.2 282% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,375 DQ Write 1,166 DQ Mixed 1,227 931% 1,256 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 393%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 65GB free Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 106 109 108 117 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 441 Write 349 Mixed 150 SusWrite 116 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 13 73% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 42.8 DQ Mixed 30.2 35% 62.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 56%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 218GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1543 1300 1263 1227 1174 1138 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 2,464 Write 2,243 Mixed 1,795 SusWrite 1,274 436% 1,944 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 92.2 312% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,482 DQ Write 1,279 DQ Mixed 1,364 1,027% 1,375 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 410%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 197GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 15 18 22 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2533 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.1 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 27.4 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 113%

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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 2,762 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	1,434x
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