MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 174%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 152%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics207% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '21 at 13:11
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 240
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 743
72% 591 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; FE
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
207% Outstanding
Lighting 307
Reflection 273
Parallax 308
250% 296 fps
MRender 346
Gravity 247
Splatting 175
200% 256 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 207%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,413
Write 2,109
Mixed 1,500
446% 2,007 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 78.9
260% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,297
DQ Write 918
DQ Mixed 1,091
820% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
53GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 402 238 206 194 175 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 474
Mixed 401
SusWrite 280
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 60.1
203% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 361
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 116%
Great: 134%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 143 144 138 134 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 159
Write 151
Mixed 106
SusWrite 141
103% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB-$140
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
77.8% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 24.2
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 23.4
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 120%

 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 2,762 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $577
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