MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	39% 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	157% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 17:58
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 208 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 404 51% 388 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0501) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.6.2 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 60.4 Parallax 69.4 37% 58.4 fps	MRender 60.8 Gravity 54.9 Splatting 44.3 43% 53.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 263 262 263 262 260 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,291 Write 929 Mixed 740 SusWrite 266 179% 807 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 58.7 213% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 528 DQ Write 531 DQ Mixed 149 217% 403 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 223%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 73GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 180 176 186 190 187 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 407 Write 153 Mixed 216 SusWrite 185 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 21 87% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 61.2 DQ Mixed 95 89% 145 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 256GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 79 79 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 83.6 Write 70.7 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 78.7 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 76%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 32GB-$8 9,864 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 24GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 5.1 5 3.6 2.5 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	2.32% Terrible	Read 10 Write 3.7 Mixed 3.2 SusWrite 3.9 6% 5.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 4% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 2.32% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C14 2x8GB 859 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.1% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 22.5 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 20.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 102%

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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	7	5	120	24.5"	1280 720	HPN357E HP 25x

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,757 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	1,432x
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