MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.1% 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	96.1% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 26 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	37.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170209
Uptime	16 Days
Run Date	May 16 '24 at 07:55
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$170 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 109 2-Core 218 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 592 59% 483 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.1.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.1% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 89.9 55% 73.5 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 76.4 Splatting 45.9 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA1000CM10002 1TB 3,599 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 681GB free (System drive) Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 177 334 434 448 405 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 454 Mixed 345 SusWrite 364 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 37.1 129% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 217 195% 296 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 114%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 165GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 169 167 169 166 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 164 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 167 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 189% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-16GVK 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04CD F4-3200C16-16GVK 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 48GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3001, 3001, 3001, 3001 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 26.6 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.8 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 101%

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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	1	1	75	21.7"	1920 1017	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,793 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,456x
Core i5-6600KIntel $64Bench 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	331x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	130x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: $715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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