MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160512
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '23 at 03:16
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 i7-6700K-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 243 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 660 67% 542 Pts	64-Core 659 41% 659 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.84 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 144 Parallax 148 110% 142 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 143 Splatting 121 104% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 25 23 23 23 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 323GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 15 17 21 21 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
BUFFALO External HDD 6TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 5TB free, PID 02c1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 138 137 132 126 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 163 Write 154 Mixed 110 SusWrite 134 187% 140 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.9 260% 5.37 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 79%
BUFFALO External HDD 8TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 857GB free, PID 02c1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 38.3 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 35 47% 35 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.3 106% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SMD4-U16G48MB1-21P 2x16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.1% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 74%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	27"	1280 720	DEL40BD DELL P2715Q

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

Gaming 69%

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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 $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 $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	128x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	88x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $700

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

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