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MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics69.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive48.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 27 '20 at 19:15
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 54%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 211
73% 131 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 619
58% 480 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.5% Good
Lighting 99.5
Reflection 114
Parallax 104
81% 106 fps
MRender 96.7
Gravity 100
Splatting 0.1
47% 65.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Spark 256GB
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM71.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 3.9 11 8.5 33 0.4 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 394
Write 91.1
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 10.9
31% 144 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 33.1
4K Mixed 20.7
88% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 45.3
DQ Mixed 103
83% 121 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 198 181 200 201 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 197
Mixed 87
SusWrite 197
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 115%
Great: 112%
WD WD20SPZX-11CRAT0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 12066712
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 103 112 110 112 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 111
Write 93.4
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 109
70% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 76%
Adata ED600 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 110 108 109 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 101
Write 73.2
Mixed 61.3
SusWrite 109
63% 86.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 72%
Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 G2 USB 3.0 32GB-$30
26GB free, PID 16a2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 73 83 90 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
41.7% Average
Read 134
Write 53.7
Mixed 32.3
SusWrite 85.4
91% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 1.3
94% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2666 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
71.9% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 20.6
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 88.6
45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 108%

 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 2,951 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) - $167

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $697
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