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MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.9% 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)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161221
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateOct 04 '21 at 23:39
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU6%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$166
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 223
88% 152 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 688
68% 557 Pts
64-Core 771
48% 771 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2197 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 120
Parallax 110
85% 111 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 108
Splatting 106
87% 106 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$30
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 484
Write 346
Mixed 147
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 35.9
127% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 90.2
DQ Mixed 109
101% 160 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$70
218GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 131 98 92 87 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 497
Write 466
Mixed 199
SusWrite 137
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 38
140% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 178
141% 201 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 88%
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$740
320GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 468 185 287 290 294 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 485
Mixed 387
SusWrite 325
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 42
158% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 194
183% 285 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FADG 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 24.9
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 24.8
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 63: 7R 6G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
63% 55% 42 325 259 144 24" 1920 1080 ACI24E1 VG248
Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,941 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) - $167

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $697
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