MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	24.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	16 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '21 at 20:35
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 684 69% 561 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.1% Average	Lighting 56.8 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 59.7 46% 61.4 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 53.5 49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 203 156 107 106 138 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.2% Poor	Read 119 Write 115 Mixed 7 SusWrite 131 21% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 13 22% 7.8 MB/s	DQ Read 18.5 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 162 101% 108 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 92%
Kingston SSDNOW 30GB 495 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 27GB free Firmware: AJXA0202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 50 53 50 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 165 Write 59.1 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 51.7 19% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 30.4 4K Mixed 9.9 42% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 7.7 DQ Write 25.4 DQ Mixed 11.2 10% 14.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 23%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 58 81 121 125 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 5.3 Write 7 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 97.9 20% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 90%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 531GB free Firmware: 3.ADG SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 55 55 57 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 67.6 Write 64 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 55.4 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 42%
Seagate ST3500830AS 500GB-$145 6,517 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 465GB free Firmware: 3.AFE SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 49 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 67.3 Write 38.7 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 49.3 36% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2133C14D4/4G 24GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 21.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 18 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 23: 2R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
23%	10%	88	348	287	120	24"	1920 1080	AUS24A4 MG248

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,761 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	1,433x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 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	326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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