MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '20 at 11:02
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 231 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 643 65% 527 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 45.7 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 42.5 37% 39.8 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 36.8 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 872 Write 581 Mixed 588 151% 680 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 50.9 182% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 72.6 118% 224 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 186GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 115 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 422 Write 328 Mixed 246 SusWrite 126 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 11.3 75% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 81 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 21 38% 73.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 86%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 165GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 331 331 329 328 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 327 Mixed 315 SusWrite 326 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 43.2 157% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 103 116% 193 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 97%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 34GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 462 466 458 268 255 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 464 Mixed 443 SusWrite 389 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 54.1 184% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 277 232% 336 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 22.9 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 94%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) - $127

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,434x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 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 $94Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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