MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive101% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 14 '18 at 22:08
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 138
2-Core 257
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 657
69% 553 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 119
Parallax 112
91% 114 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 103
Splatting 106
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 286 274 267 264 257 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 448
Mixed 289
SusWrite 274
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 44.5
166% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 206
178% 266 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 101%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.4% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 12.7
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 15.1
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 95%

 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 2,757 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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