MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	36% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 17:49
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 below expectations (8^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Memory 49.1 1-Core 80 2-Core 149 51% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 315 38% 293 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.9.1 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 41.5 Parallax 76.5 38% 54.7 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 29.2 33% 41.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 178 212 224 211 255 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Write 131 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 201 32% 136 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 13 52% 13.1 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
WD WD20EACS-11BHUB0 2TB 1,089 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 121 Write 112 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 101 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 66%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 431GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 52 52 53 52 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 55.9 Write 43.1 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 52 35% 46.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 65% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 43%
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 320GB 537 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 185GB free Firmware: PB3AC60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 59.3 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 57 38% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GB 30,824 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 10.2 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 7.4 24% 8.4 GB/s	Latency 164 24% 164 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 42%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 22: 2R 3G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
22%	11%	71	108	6	75	34.1"	2560 1080	GSM76F9 LG ULTRAWIDE

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,762 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	1,434x
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	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 $45Bench 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 $273	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 $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 $45	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