MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	40.4% 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	56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '20 at 15:56
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 965 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 220 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 639 69% 548 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 2150 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.4 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.4% Average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 64.1 37% 58.9 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 47.9 Splatting 57.7 48% 58.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37240G 480GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1017A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 232 70 71 66 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 491 Write 419 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 153 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 9.6 55% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 0.8 73% 173 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 78%
SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB 5,047 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 443GB free Firmware: 70000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 454 442 450 452 448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 239 Write 465 Mixed 420 SusWrite 453 90% 394 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 47.9 161% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 250 206% 291 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown YRUIS19200MHZ 2x8GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2707 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 24 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 26.5 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 88%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,771 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	1,441x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	630x
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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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	86x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $575

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16