MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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	50.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '18 at 16:41
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 777 78% 635 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3419) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.2 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 59 Parallax 81.6 52% 68.2 fps	MRender 62.1 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 51.1 46% 57.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$160 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5493 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1053 (B1) Unknown 98 98 27 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 55 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 4 (EB) Unknown 99 99 23 (F1) Unknown 99 99 18660980916	105% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 398 Mixed 417 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 44.4 162% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 121 128% 208 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB 17,076 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1TB free Firmware: 03.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 3 (03) Spinup time 191 182 1433 (04) Start/Stop count 69 69 31035 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2857 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3964 (C0) Power-off retract count 196 196 3026 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 178 178 67938 (C2) HDA temperature 120 87 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 97 97 2733	37.1% Below average	Read 59 Write 69.7 Mixed 57.7 47% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.27 90% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 59%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 115GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 65.2 Write 64.6 Mixed 48 75% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.26 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.17 59% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 2x8GB 4,728 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 24.2 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 25.1 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 87%

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,431x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	627x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	529x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	308x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $643

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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