MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive83.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 26 '21 at 20:38
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 as expected (49th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 246
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 608
64% 513 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 140
Parallax 128
103% 131 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 130
Splatting 117
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 183 145 161 169 163 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 301
Write 246
Mixed 246
SusWrite 160
53% 238 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 45.9
166% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 169
146% 212 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
848GB free
Firmware: MS2OA800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 191 193 195 195 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 179
Mixed 38
SusWrite 187
107% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 108%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
228GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 105 106 104 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
60% Good
Read 106
Write 109
Mixed 73
SusWrite 103
72% 97.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 60%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.5% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 21.3
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 22.2
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 119%

 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 2,756 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $592
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