MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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	28.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	77.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160921
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '22 at 12:03
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 88.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 452 60% 452 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 8627) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.7% Poor	Lighting 36 Reflection 40.2 Parallax 37.9 29% 38 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 27 27% 34.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: 71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 54 51 51 51 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 446 Write 292 Mixed 322 SusWrite 80.7 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 32.5 142% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 169 153% 230 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: 71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 55 52 51 51 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 474 Write 379 Mixed 351 SusWrite 82.4 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 32.5 146% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 173 160% 244 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 100%
General USB Flash Disk 1GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 8003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	4.04% Terrible	Read 14.4 Write 3.5 Mixed 3.7 SusWrite 4.2 7% 6.45 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.04% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 21.5 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 20.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 102%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,779 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	1,446x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	533x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	328x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	87x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $582

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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