MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.1% 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 Drive	38.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 20:28
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 224 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 428 55% 414 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.1% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 113 Parallax 95.5 83% 103 fps	MRender 95.7 Gravity 99.2 Splatting 101 81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Qumox 240GB SSD 240GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 108 98 95 98 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 432 Write 304 Mixed 256 SusWrite 128 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 7.4 46% 11.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 69%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 212GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 68 69 70 72 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 56.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 70.1 40% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 51%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 613GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 75 77 76 77 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 97.7 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 75.8 60% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 62%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB 8,252 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 63GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 92 92 94 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 74.5 Write 74.8 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 94.7 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 71%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB 8,252 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 455GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 129 130 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 126 Write 130 Mixed 71 SusWrite 130 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 71%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 906GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 155 154 160 158 160 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 162 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 158 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.6% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 97%

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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 $273	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