MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.4% 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	272% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '21 at 21:41
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 236 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 440 61% 454 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Lighting 23 Reflection 26.7 Parallax 32.3 19% 27.3 fps	MRender 32.8 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 25.4 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1386 1582 1602 1641 1051 404 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,614 Write 1,666 Mixed 1,275 SusWrite 1,278 328% 1,458 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 83.4 286% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 1,074 DQ Mixed 349 424% 730 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 277%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 417GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 474 480 488 489 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 444 Mixed 384 SusWrite 475 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 66.2 225% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
WD WD5002ABYS-02B1B0 500GB 8,392 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 137GB free Firmware: 02.03B02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 86.2 Write 85.4 Mixed 59.9 SusWrite 84.2 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 64%
WD WD2502ABYS-02B7A0 251GB 1,793 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 227GB free Firmware: 02.03B02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 113 113 113 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 111 Write 107 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB 1,493 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2424, 2424 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 24 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 81%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,757 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	1,432x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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