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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	187% 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 @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 05:33
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$130 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 450 61% 457 Pts	64-Core 462 29% 462 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG50ZNV512G TOS 512GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: AAHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 498 510 496 496 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,364 Write 714 Mixed 531 SusWrite 497 172% 777 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 60.2 205% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,136 DQ Write 599 DQ Mixed 337 392% 690 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 219%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 157GB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 57 62 57 61 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 67.7 Write 65.5 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 59.9 44% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 807GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 167 168 168 166 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 128 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 165 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 114%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 294GB free Firmware: 2BC10007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 107 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 86.2 Write 70 Mixed 51 SusWrite 109 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M391A2K43BB1-CRC 2x16GB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 29.8 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 25.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 103%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,778 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	1,445x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	533x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	328x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	87x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $579

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16