MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170503
Uptime9.4 Days
Run DateMar 12 '19 at 00:36
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 129
2-Core 257
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 488
65% 487 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.9% Good
Lighting 83.6
Reflection 82
Parallax 70.8
68% 78.8 fps
MRender 74.1
Gravity 74.5
Splatting 75.8
61% 74.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 170 182 139 122 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 439
Mixed 357
SusWrite 168
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 59.6
206% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 234
207% 309 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 108%
Great: 118%
Toshiba MK5065GSXF 500GB
269GB free
Firmware: GV108B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 56 60 60 61 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
35.1% Below average
Read 63
Write 72.5
Mixed 20
SusWrite 59.1
39% 53.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.3% Average
MC Read 14
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 12.5
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 13.8
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 89%

 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 2,760 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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