MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	127% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '18 at 07:35
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$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 (100^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 245 92% 160 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 773 77% 630 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 453 332 282 270 253 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 488 Mixed 408 SusWrite 332 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 64.2 230% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 362 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 113GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,627 Write 2,259 Mixed 1,534 475% 2,140 MB/s	4K Read 73.4 4K Write 238 4K Mixed 103 369% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,530 DQ Write 1,384 DQ Mixed 1438 1,084% 1,451 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 83GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 354 234 236 135 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 486 Mixed 365 SusWrite 248 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 44.4 167% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 198 189% 295 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 75GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 118 117 117 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 71 SusWrite 117 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 32.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 31.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 120%

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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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $592

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