MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 194% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	226% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	179% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160512
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '22 at 22:39
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 254 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 675 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% EVGA(3842 4981) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	226% Outstanding	Lighting 332 Reflection 292 Parallax 327 271% 317 fps	MRender 374 Gravity 300 Splatting 203 229% 292 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 313GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 681 821 770 839 839 758 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,355 Write 1,184 Mixed 657 SusWrite 785 222% 995 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 57.2 145% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,006 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 317 325% 550 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 242%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 457GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2088 2138 2137 2104 1994 2040 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,420 Write 2,086 Mixed 1,489 SusWrite 2,084 454% 2,020 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 66.4 221% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 1,368 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 564 489% 756 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 425%
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 465GB free Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 287 282 276 276 276 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 452 Mixed 302 SusWrite 283 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 29.5 132% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 232 196% 288 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 104%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 162 162 165 164 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 130 Mixed 93 SusWrite 163 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 153 158 158 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 130 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 156 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 101%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 119 118 117 116 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 121 Mixed 104 SusWrite 117 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24.1 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 23 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 101%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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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 $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