MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 171%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics209% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '21 at 19:47
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 83.4
1-Core 140
2-Core 278
91% 167 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 773
76% 624 Pts
64-Core 772
48% 772 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
209% Outstanding
Lighting 306
Reflection 289
Parallax 322
249% 306 fps
MRender 355
Gravity 255
Splatting 190
209% 266 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 209%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
118GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,488
Write 2,241
Mixed 1,563
466% 2,097 MB/s
4K Read 66.2
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 92.3
307% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,533
DQ Write 1,323
DQ Mixed 1,371
1,043% 1,409 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130
24GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 483
Write 486
Mixed 306
94% 425 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 57
196% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 332
257% 352 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
WD WD40EZRZ-00GXCB0 1TB
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 272 257 238 228 218 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 515
Write 489
Mixed 444
SusWrite 275
321% 431 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 56.6
10,374% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
3,302% 360 MB/s
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
48GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 111 111 111 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 112
Write 114
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 110
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2E3200C16 2x31.5GB
2 of 4 slots used
63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
77.6% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 23.6
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 23.9
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 130%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) - $127

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $579
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