MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	0.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '20 at 09:59
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 751 76% 615 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gainward(10B0 1401) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Lighting 48 Reflection 48.2 Parallax 42.5 39% 46.2 fps	MRender 41.3 Gravity 43.6 Splatting 38.3 33% 41.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 60GB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 53 52 52 50 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 367 Write 69 Mixed 114 SusWrite 52.6 33% 151 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 54.3 4K Mixed 35.4 128% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 98.6 DQ Write 51.7 DQ Mixed 64.3 51% 71.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 67%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 425GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 130 123 147 135 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 126 Write 131 Mixed 86 SusWrite 132 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.4 134% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 109%
Seagate ST380013AS 80GB-$75 2,837 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 54GB free Firmware: 3.46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 51.7 Write 12.5 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 51.7 28% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 290GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 121 123 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 124 Write 120 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 123 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 88%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 158 159 159 159 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 151 Write 133 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 157 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 1x4GB 3,708 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	41.5% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 5.7 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 43%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,762 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,434x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	530x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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