MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.1% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 25 '16 at 20:46
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 232
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 464
62% 463 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.300.2511.1001
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.1% Below average
Lighting 42.7
Reflection 47.9
Parallax 52.6
35% 47.7 fps
MRender 47.1
Gravity 38.1
Splatting 36.9
33% 40.7 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
465GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 138
Write 124
Mixed 105
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.31
100% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 109%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7
7GB free, PID 0243
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
27.9% Poor
Read 145
Write 7.43
Mixed 13.7
43% 55.3 MB/s
4K Read 8.69
4K Write 1.03
4K Mixed 0.76
93% 3.49 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2666 C15 Series 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
76.2% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 22.8
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 22.4
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 104%

 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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