MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81% 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 Drive46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 01 '19 at 22:27
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 120
2-Core 224
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 612
61% 498 Pts
64-Core 601
37% 601 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7A12) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6323
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
3.27% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 0.04
Parallax 0.06
0% 0.06 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 7.13
Splatting 15.6
10% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.27%
Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB; Zotax 1070 Mini 8GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 112
Parallax 105
82% 106 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 95.2
Splatting 97.5
79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 100 99 77 57 104 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.1% Average
Read 276
Write 221
Mixed 156
SusWrite 103
42% 189 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 64.4
4K Mixed 17.9
73% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 66.4
71% 121 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
135GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 114 120 120 120 120 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 150
Write 118
Mixed 31
SusWrite 118
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 77%
Great: 103%
ST310005 20AS 1TB
664GB free, PID 0c31
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 37 37 37 38 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Read 37
Write 37.2
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 37.4
48% 35.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
68.8% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 22.4
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 19
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 69.6
57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,762 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) - $127

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $577
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