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 above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	71.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 16:53
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 698 73% 586 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 96 92 100 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 244 Write 151 Mixed 190 SusWrite 95.1 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.7 162% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 117 93% 129 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 73%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 73GB free Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 57 56 56 58 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 480 Write 313 Mixed 348 SusWrite 96.4 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 45.9 168% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 232 190% 269 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 91%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 128GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 426 425 425 427 425 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 373 Write 438 Mixed 323 SusWrite 427 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 34.9 158% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 251 217% 322 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 534GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 84 Write 87.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 74.5 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.2% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.4 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 14.5 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 85%

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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%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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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 $175	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