MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	205% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '22 at 08:06
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 78.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 242 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 457 66% 482 Pts	64-Core 526 33% 526 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% Asus(1043 886E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	205% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 268 Parallax 336 243% 301 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 243 Splatting 184 207% 264 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 75GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 134 174 191 196 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 376 Write 267 Mixed 271 SusWrite 180 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 38.7 155% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 222 177% 246 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 85%
Adata Premier Pro SP920 256GB-$203 2,823 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 52GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 210 127 105 74 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 341 Mixed 286 SusWrite 153 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 42.3 160% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 173 172% 275 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 99%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 80 105 74 67 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 4.5 Write 24.6 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 78.9 21% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 68%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 106GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 53 50 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 73.5 Write 79.3 Mixed 72 SusWrite 50.8 51% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 67%
Seagate ST9100828AS 100GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 85GB free Firmware: 3.ALC SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 38 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 34.3 Write 35.2 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 39.2 25% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 23%
Samsung HD103UI 1TB 1,652 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 458GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 62.9 Write 50.4 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 56.2 41% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 51%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 459GB free Firmware: 0710 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 76 Write 91 Mixed 93.9 66% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 67%
External USB3.0 750GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 208GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 36 36 36 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 39.3 Write 34.6 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 36.1 47% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 38%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 42GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 56 55 53 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 46.9 Write 46.5 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 54.6 62% 45.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.2% Very good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 20.8 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 102%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,790 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	632x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	330x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	128x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	88x

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Total price: $709

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16