MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics122% 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 Drive51.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory18.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '20 at 02:56
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 255
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 613
63% 510 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Zotac(19DA 7500) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Lighting 164
Reflection 154
Parallax 165
134% 161 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 139
Splatting 112
116% 147 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 122%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2320000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 274 308 312 322 313 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 454
Write 307
Mixed 193
SusWrite 292
69% 311 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 10.3
4K Mixed 11.3
34% 10.3 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 69.1
DQ Mixed 81.4
67% 98.1 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 84%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
931GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 398 469 486 489 486 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 466
Mixed 421
SusWrite 447
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 61.7
212% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 0420 DDR4 3000 2OZ 0215 CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 0420 DDR4 3000 2OZ 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.2% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 22.4
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 23.1
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,762 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $577
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