MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive212% 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.
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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170503
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 15 '21 at 12:27
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 32%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 222
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 514
69% 516 Pts
64-Core 507
31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 135
Parallax 149
116% 142 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 123
Splatting 107
106% 134 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 110%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 179 177 176 176 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 2,013
Write 1,240
Mixed 526
SusWrite 233
220% 1,003 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 52
231% 93.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,032
DQ Write 1,135
DQ Mixed 755
659% 974 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 212%
Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
55GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 98 94 79 76 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 281
Mixed 327
SusWrite 111
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 58
204% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 238
213% 322 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 104%
Great: 118%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25
547GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 71 71 71 71 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 122
Write 121
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 70.2
68% 93.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMR16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMR16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB
2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
87.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 28.3
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.6
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 100%

 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 2,760 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $592
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