MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	169% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 23:27
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 250 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 689 62% 524 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 494GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 827 736 770 740 747 706 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,044 Write 851 Mixed 592 SusWrite 754 181% 810 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.4 187% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 459 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 451 356% 489 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 445%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 11GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 89 91 90 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 85.5 Write 96.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 90 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 241GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 151 149 148 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 81.2 Write 120 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 150 69% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 110%
Intenso External USB 3.0 1TB 1,890 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 324GB free Firmware: 1A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 96.7 Write 99.3 Mixed 36.5 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 74%
Intenso External USB 3.0 1TB 1,890 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 113GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 92 Write 65.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 68 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 4x8GB 1,060 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	65.9% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 20.6 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 109%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,778 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	1,445x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	533x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	328x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	87x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $579

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16