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MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '22 at 16:04
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$90 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 125 2-Core 228 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 382 58% 421 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 41.9 35% 43.8 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 42 Splatting 36.6 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 160 165 166 161 159 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 425 Write 260 Mixed 295 SusWrite 168 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 30.8 126% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 186 166% 252 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$85 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 166 164 169 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 137 Write 149 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 166 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB 144,145 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 11.4 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 12 36% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 43%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,951 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) - $167

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,536x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	667x
Core i7-6700Intel $130Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	180x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	346x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	331x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	131x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	122x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	72x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	133x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	93x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $697

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $330