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 above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	10.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	18 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '24 at 22:19
Run Duration	330 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 238 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 676 67% 548 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5770 37,602 User benchmarks, average bench 10% PwrHis(1787 2288) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Lighting 14.3 Reflection 13.3 Parallax 13.1 12% 13.6 fps	MRender 11 Gravity 11.6 Splatting 9.6 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 11%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 481 Write 215 Mixed 298 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 43.6 151% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 329 241% 318 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 808GB free Firmware: 0A82 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 124 Write 124 Mixed 103 88% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 99%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 556GB free Firmware: 0A01 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 17,832 12,737% 17,832 MB/s	4K Read 621 4K Mixed 0 38,800% 310 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%
1,954 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 23.4 Write 2.7 Mixed 8.2 11% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 8%
USB DISK 2.0 64GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 58GB free, PID 0021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 29.9 Write 2.5 Mixed 10 13% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 2x8GB 2,810 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.6 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 25.2 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 97%

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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	35	9	30	34.1"	3440 1377	GSM76F6 LG ULTRAWIDE

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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%

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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	1,434x
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 $178	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