MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 278% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 237% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	314% 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	212% 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.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '23 at 22:44
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 136 2-Core 265 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 741 74% 604 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5102) CLim: 3330 MHz, MLim: 5750 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	314% Outstanding	Lighting 430 Reflection 691 Parallax 916 351% 679 fps	MRender 562 Gravity 637 Splatting 323 397% 507 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 575 621 622 599 546 503 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,944 Write 1,634 Mixed 647 SusWrite 578 266% 1,201 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.8 192% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 986 DQ Write 779 DQ Mixed 740 593% 835 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 254%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 213GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 387 326 326 327 327 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 418 Mixed 341 SusWrite 337 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 52.1 174% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 346 264% 358 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%
Kingston SA400S371920G 2TB 1,776 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 401 432 444 443 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 460 Write 414 Mixed 377 SusWrite 413 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 24.5 109% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 86.3 113% 198 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 5,381 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 27.4 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 28.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 127%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $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