MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.5% 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	95.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 12:30
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 87.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 442 61% 452 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 76.4 Parallax 70 59% 73 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 73.9 Splatting 69 57% 70 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_5200_MTFDDAK480TDC 480GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: D1MU020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 356 345 338 349 349 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 374 Mixed 282 SusWrite 336 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 35.6 148% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 267 211% 292 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 96%
Toshiba HDWD240 4TB 4,401 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 3TB free Firmware: KQ000A SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 146 148 147 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 186 Write 172 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 144 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.6 7% 3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 20%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 727GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 448 465 459 467 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 447 Mixed 419 SusWrite 439 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 60.5 206% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 117 118 115 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 113 Write 76.2 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 116 62% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 22 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 20.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 104%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,768 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	1,439x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	629x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	532x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	311x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	86x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $566

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16