MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics49.1% 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 Drive138% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170503
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 28 '19 at 21:08
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 765
77% 628 Pts
64-Core 752
47% 752 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
Gigabyte(1458 3624) 3GB
CLim: 1359 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
49.1% Average
Lighting 59.6
Reflection 53.7
Parallax 69.5
49% 60.9 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 69.7
Splatting 49.5
50% 63.1 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
323GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 473 478 482 487 484 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 492
Mixed 364
SusWrite 480
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 67.7
232% 83.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 138%
Great: 134%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB
7GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 1.5 2.7 3.5 3 3.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
4.81% Terrible
Read 19.5
Write 11.3
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 2.8
13% 11.1 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
22% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.81%
Great: 6%
ST3000DM 001-1CH166 3TB
1TB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
19.6% Very poor
Read 41.7
Write 41.3
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 43
56% 40.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
75% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.9% Average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 11.4
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 14.2
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,805 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $720
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