MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% 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 Drive276% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory18.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 15 '21 at 20:42
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 118
2-Core 242
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 580
64% 502 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 146
Parallax 161
121% 152 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 131
Splatting 115
113% 141 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 114%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB
735GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1449 1504 924 1235 1323 525 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 1671
Write 1,653
Mixed 1,300
SusWrite 1160
325% 1,446 MB/s
4K Read 60.2
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 85.1
288% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,057
DQ Write 1,120
DQ Mixed 435
508% 871 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 276%
Great: 311%
LDLC 960GB
506GB free
Firmware: R0817B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 272 40 194 69 15 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 492
Write 433
Mixed 399
SusWrite 169
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 27.7
137% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 41.1
84% 163 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 122%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
395GB free
Firmware: 12.01C01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 80 82 82 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 73.1
Write 74.4
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 81.3
52% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 24GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
96.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 30.1
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 28.5
84% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 97%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 108%

 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 2,778 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $578
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