MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50% 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	121% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151214
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '19 at 19:12
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$219 588,978 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 (97^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 271 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 766 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Average	Lighting 62 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 59.1 50% 62.2 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 59 Splatting 52.2 49% 61 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 336 298 296 292 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 487 Mixed 367 SusWrite 332 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.2 207% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Lacie P9230 3TB 209 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 574GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 32.7 Write 28.3 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 22.7 20% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 116%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$28 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 466GB free Firmware: 0002BSM1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 78.8 Write 68.7 Mixed 39.5 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 43%
Hitachi HDS721075CLA332 750GB-$190 3,719 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 250GB free Firmware: JP3OA3GH SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 107 106 107 108 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 87.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 107 63% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 76%
ST2000DM 001-1CH164 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 877GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 34.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 19.1 40% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 79%
Generic SD/MMC 32GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 12GB free, PID 0330 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 15 16 16 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 19 Write 16.7 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 16.1 22% 16.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 3.2 188% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB 2,314 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 24.5 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 93%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) - $127

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,448x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	534x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	329x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

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 $48Bench 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	87x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $617

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16