MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160512
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateAug 28 '18 at 19:31
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 255
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 708
69% 569 Pts
64-Core 711
44% 711 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB; kfa2 geforce gtx 1070 ti ex
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 143
Parallax 133
105% 135 fps
MRender 98.6
Gravity 124
Splatting 106
90% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 128GB-$170
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X3540000
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 428
Write 312
Mixed 171
67% 303 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 43.5
171% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 205
169% 247 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 92%
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95
31GB free
Firmware: SAFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 55 105 116 83 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 508
Write 206
Mixed 220
SusWrite 99.2
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 40.1
159% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 184
139% 182 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.6% Above average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 14.4
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 97%

 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 2,762 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $577
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