MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	23.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160512
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '23 at 18:09
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 120 2-Core 227 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 554 59% 473 Pts	64-Core 576 36% 576 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.4% Average	Lighting 57.6 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 60.6 47% 62 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 53 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 100 116 71 49 59 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.7% Poor	Read 22.8 Write 235 Mixed 183 SusWrite 127 33% 142 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 24.6 42% 11.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 92%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 112GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 76 76 80 97 97 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.5% Average	Read 139 Write 107 Mixed 131 SusWrite 84.9 26% 115 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 27.5 94% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 100 81% 115 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 83%
HPT DISK 0_1 12TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8.5TB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 77 76 76 76 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.5% Average	Read 88.9 Write 89.8 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 76.2 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 126%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 698GB free Firmware: 3.AD SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 74.3 Write 75.7 Mixed 47.1 SusWrite 73 50% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 KHX2400C15/8G 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	83.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 26.8 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 25.6 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	47	10	60	24.1"	1280 720	HWP326E HP E242

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,765 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) - $127

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,437x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	531x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16