MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	92.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit Farben, 1280 x 720 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '19 at 21:07
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 261 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 707 71% 578 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U128G1122 128GB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 64 79 72 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 225 Mixed 193 SusWrite 81.3 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 48.3 178% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 193 167% 250 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 94%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 191GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 228 228 230 231 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 489 Mixed 333 SusWrite 255 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 59.1 204% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 340 262% 356 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%
Seagate ST32000644NS 2TB 7,161 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 476GB free Firmware: SN12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 90 90 89 91 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 113 Write 107 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 90.3 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 74%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 4,641 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 507GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 61 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 92.7 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.8 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 23 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 105%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,762 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	1,434x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	530x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16