MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.5% 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	231% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '18 at 17:18
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 745 80% 634 Pts	64-Core 734 46% 734 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 74.6 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 66.2 61% 71.8 fps	MRender 75.9 Gravity 68 Splatting 57.9 54% 67.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 803 790 815 772 724 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,025 Write 896 Mixed 634 SusWrite 779 239% 1,084 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 59.1 236% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,046 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 377 358% 582 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 243%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 592GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 125 128 130 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 131 Write 133 Mixed 77 SusWrite 128 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 114%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 405GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 109 108 107 108 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 91 Write 72 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 108 107% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 42% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 61%
USB Tech 250GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 175GB free, PID 1576 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 392 383 309 294 293 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 364 Write 357 Mixed 349 SusWrite 343 482% 353 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 42.3 3,566% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 34.3 DQ Write 70.3 DQ Mixed 44.3 4,025% 49.6 MB/s
Poor: 316% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 337%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 744 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 26.3 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,769 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	1,440x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	629x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	532x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	311x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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	86x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $566

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16