MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.5% 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	76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '17 at 15:49
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 531 69% 522 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1625 MHz, MLim: 1987 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 74 Reflection 77.2 Parallax 69.6 60% 73.6 fps	MRender 84.6 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 61.7 58% 72.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 2209 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 704 (A5) Unknown 100 100 4578521646346 (A6) Unknown 100 100 9 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 25 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 19 (AE) Unknown 100 100 316 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 40 257698037803 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1846854353326 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4716 (EA) Unknown 100 100 12077 (F1) Unknown 253 253 6774 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6354 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	76.4% Very good	Read 509 Write 428 Mixed 261 88% 399 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 2.28 72% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 6.51 69% 158 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 86%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 370 Write 298 Mixed 187 211% 285 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 3.14 4K Mixed 0.4 198% 1.95 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 213%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 143 Write 91.7 Mixed 103 136% 112 MB/s	4K Read 4.85 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 1.49 131% 2.72 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83% Excellent	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 25.5 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 26.8 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 80%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,765 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	1,437x
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	531x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

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 $37Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16