MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	79.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 12:23
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 789 83% 666 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.9% Very good	Lighting 99.7 Reflection 106 Parallax 92.1 81% 99.3 fps	MRender 95.4 Gravity 95.2 Splatting 93.2 77% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 304 Write 103 Mixed 102 37% 170 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 30 4K Mixed 13.4 63% 21.1 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 33.6 DQ Mixed 36.8 59% 120 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 140GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 160 92 75 91 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 478 Write 152 Mixed 337 SusWrite 139 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 33.2 144% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 171 164% 255 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 100%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 43GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 64 66 65 65 65 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 96.8 Write 94.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 65.1 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 23.8 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 26.8 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 80%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,755 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	1,430x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	627x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	529x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	308x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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