MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 209% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	233% 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	302% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 10:55
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 144 2-Core 272 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 682 72% 575 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3968) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5200 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Lighting 356 Reflection 297 Parallax 344 290% 332 fps	MRender 374 Gravity 274 Splatting 193 219% 280 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1120 1433 1603 1645 1635 1606 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,045 Write 1,380 Mixed 646 SusWrite 1,507 311% 1,395 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 68.2 243% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,311 DQ Write 1113 DQ Mixed 1,050 831% 1,158 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 306%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 357GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 424 471 483 480 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 476 Mixed 447 SusWrite 446 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 62.3 212% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 132%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 672 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 415GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1247 1243 1253 1255 1252 1259 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1485 Write 1,249 Mixed 613 SusWrite 1,252 258% 1,150 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 50.2 178% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 602 DQ Write 529 DQ Mixed 442 365% 524 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 407%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 32.4 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 31.9 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	60	64.2"	1280 720	VIZ1018 M65-D0

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,763 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	1,435x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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