MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	144% 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.
Boot Drive	38.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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	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	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '23 at 22:34
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 246 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 624 65% 523 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	144% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 200 Parallax 194 173% 202 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 142 Splatting 126 120% 151 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 13 59 82 20 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 482 Write 437 Mixed 11 SusWrite 87.4 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.4 51% 12.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 102%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 434GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 76 77 77 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 85.5 Write 82 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 76.5 55% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.2 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

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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	44	14	144	27"	2560 1377	SAM707A LC27G5xT

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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 $94Bench 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: 74% - Very good

Total price: $718

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $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) $39	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