MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.3% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 10:26
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170 588,978 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 (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 760 83% 659 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 13C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1682 MHz, MLim: 2017 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Lighting 99 Reflection 101 Parallax 89.7 81% 96.5 fps	MRender 93.6 Gravity 89.2 Splatting 79.7 71% 87.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-3112A 250GB 1,508 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30060P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 183 119 105 97 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 447 Mixed 406 SusWrite 152 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 49.6 173% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 308 242% 334 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 99%
HFS250G32TND-3112A 320GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 102GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30% Below average	Read 49.9 Write 52.9 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 54.2 37% 49.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 30%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 443GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 111 111 111 110 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 112 Write 119 Mixed 88 SusWrite 110 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 640GB-$135 3,861 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 185GB free Firmware: STDOA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 103 103 103 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 96 Write 92.8 Mixed 48 SusWrite 101 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CD F4-2400C15-4GVR 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CD F4-2400C15-4GVR 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2801, 2801, 2801, 2801 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 28.9 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 95%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,790 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	1,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 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	330x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	88x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $709

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16