MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive169% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory57.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160921
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateNov 27 '21 at 14:32
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 213
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 627
63% 510 Pts
64-Core 620
38% 620 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 140
Parallax 129
103% 132 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 132
Splatting 118
100% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 212 207 202 188 182 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 1,398
Write 229
Mixed 312
SusWrite 206
116% 536 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 56.1
221% 81.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,172
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 426
394% 632 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 169%
Great: 292%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
59GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 144 144 144 144 144 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 319
Mixed 331
SusWrite 176
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 51.2
186% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 173
173% 279 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
94GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 456 412 278 277 278 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 444
Mixed 436
SusWrite 358
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 63.1
213% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 334
252% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 124%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 25.7
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 24.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,756 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) - $127

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $592
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