MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 267% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 223% 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	310% 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	253% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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	34.9 GB free of 40 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '24 at 23:29
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 254 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 668 69% 553 Pts	64-Core 673 42% 673 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 889B) ≥ 4GB; ASUSTek GeForce RTX 4090 CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	310% Outstanding	Lighting 452 Reflection 552 Parallax 718 368% 574 fps	MRender 513 Gravity 544 Splatting 289 351% 449 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1879 2042 1424 904 910 907 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,797 Write 2,249 Mixed 1,828 SusWrite 1,344 408% 1,805 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 64.3 210% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 875 DQ Write 622 DQ Mixed 811 589% 769 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 556%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 193 188 193 195 193 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 93.4 Write 158 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 193 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 108%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 144 145 145 143 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 168 Write 178 Mixed 62 SusWrite 144 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 342% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 109%
WD WD102KRYZ-01A5AB0 10TB 375 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 9.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 241 240 244 241 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 222 Write 118 Mixed 117 SusWrite 242 128% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 1.7 374% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 04CD F4-3600C19-16GVRB 8502 3200 C16 Series 04CD F4-3600C19-16GVRB 40GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3333, 3333, 3333, 3333 MHz 4096, 16384, 4096, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	102% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 32.7 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 30.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 0P 1R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	20%	69	216	60	120	31.5"	2896 1558	GSM7766 LG ULTRAGEAR

History: Score 30: 0P 3R 2G 9B | Score 10: 0P 1R 1G 2B

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,762 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	1,434x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	530x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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