MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 249% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 219% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	316% 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	217% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	26.7 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	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '23 at 23:02
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 as expected (57^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 245 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 686 62% 523 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.5% 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: 3345 MHz, MLim: 5955 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	316% Outstanding	Lighting 435 Reflection 689 Parallax 846 355% 657 fps	MRender 562 Gravity 638 Splatting 323 397% 508 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 316% 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: 607 638 640 640 633 585 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,908 Write 1,788 Mixed 733 SusWrite 624 281% 1,263 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 56.4 201% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,025 DQ Write 817 DQ Mixed 771 618% 871 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 254%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 213GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 402 328 328 328 328 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 449 Mixed 352 SusWrite 338 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 55.2 185% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 347 264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%
Kingston SA400S371920G 2TB 1,776 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 443 445 445 445 445 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 459 Write 434 Mixed 399 SusWrite 441 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 26.7 111% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 84.5 108% 188 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 89.5% 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 (46^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 27 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 26.3 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 127%

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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 2,778 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	1,445x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
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 $45Bench 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	87x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $575

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16