MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.8% 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	111% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '22 at 20:30
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 85.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 500 67% 501 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B0) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.8% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 61 51% 63.2 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 61.2 53% 64.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 330 345 319 309 281 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 357 Mixed 316 SusWrite 314 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 48.6 182% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 256 220% 325 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 184 188 178 189 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 169 Mixed 136 SusWrite 180 119% 161 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.1 458% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 106%
Samsung HD322GJ 320GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 251GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 137 136 137 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 143 Write 118 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 138 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 81%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 446GB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 49 47 48 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 79 Write 77.1 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 46.6 51% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.2% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 23.7 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 21.8 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 76%

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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 $130Bench 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 $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 $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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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 $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