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MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '19 at 19:07
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$90 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 479 64% 479 Pts	64-Core 485 30% 485 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 157 Parallax 148 119% 150 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 143 Splatting 116 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 106 52 53 53 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 479 Write 400 Mixed 351 SusWrite 84.9 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 46.1 169% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 239 195% 276 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 596GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 132 123 141 141 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 131 Write 124 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 137 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 113%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 925GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 154 153 157 156 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 154 Write 140 Mixed 46 SusWrite 152 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 98% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 85%
Maxell External USB 3.0 1TB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 525GB free, PID 0701 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 110 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 91.8 Write 90 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 111 110% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2900 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 31.7 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 28.9 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,949 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) - $167

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,534x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	667x
Core i7-6700Intel $130Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	180x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	560x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	346x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	331x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	131x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	122x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	72x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	133x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	93x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $697

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