MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	194% 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	93.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '23 at 13:52
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 247 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 664 69% 555 Pts	64-Core 702 43% 702 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7800-XT 3,615 User benchmarks, average bench 180% Gigabyte(1458 2413) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.12.1 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 253 Reflection 251 Parallax 519 206% 341 fps	MRender 322 Gravity 280 Splatting 277 238% 293 fps
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 242 240 238 240 237 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 362 Mixed 319 SusWrite 246 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 38.3 144% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 244 208% 307 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 129%
WD 3200AAJ External 320GB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 107GB free, PID 0910 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 49.8 Write 37.5 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 41.5 52% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 78% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x16GB 5,915 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 11.1 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12.7 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 44%

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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	75	31.5"	1280 720	VSCA73D VA3209-FHD

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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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