MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	141% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	117% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '19 at 08:42
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 299 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 815 83% 673 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 210 Parallax 214 165% 209 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 199 Splatting 133 125% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 53GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 304 303 315 319 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 461 Mixed 384 SusWrite 322 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 66.1 226% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 368 326 313 307 307 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 475 Mixed 412 SusWrite 336 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 56.7 200% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 353 264% 352 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 58GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 202 201 201 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 464 Write 200 Mixed 201 SusWrite 198 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 13.9 127% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 80.8 96% 166 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 229GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 113 116 115 116 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 100 Write 110 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 116 70% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 31.5 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,757 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	1,432x
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	530x
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 $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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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