MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	112% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '24 at 18:35
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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 Core i7-6700K-$170 588,978 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 (89^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 128 2-Core 249 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 679 69% 557 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3081) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.65 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 189 Reflection 186 Parallax 209 154% 195 fps	Gravity 164 Splatting 134 130% 149 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 535GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 450 390 385 350 313 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 450 Mixed 388 SusWrite 389 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 52.9 178% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 361 258% 332 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$197 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 630GB free Firmware: 1B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1308 1192 1179 1183 1171 1169 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,878 Write 1,720 Mixed 779 SusWrite 1,200 312% 1,394 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 58.9 196% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 990 DQ Write 772 DQ Mixed 825 632% 862 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 302%
Crucial_ CT960M500SSD1 960GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 567GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 274 283 282 289 291 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	185% Outstanding	Read 309 Write 301 Mixed 253 SusWrite 282 387% 286 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 24.5 4K Mixed 18.1 1,506% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 16.4 DQ Write 26.1 DQ Mixed 20.4 1,642% 21 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 343%
Crucial_ CT960M500SSD1 960GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 385GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	121% Outstanding	Read 304 Write 282 Mixed 246 SusWrite 1.4 263% 208 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 18.8 1,500% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 18.4 DQ Write 26.2 DQ Mixed 17.6 1,558% 20.7 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 343%
WDC WD10 02FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 772GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 105 108 105 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 110 Write 103 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 106 130% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 48%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 897GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 105 108 106 109 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 286 Write 294 Mixed 299 SusWrite 107 329% 247 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 23.9 4K Mixed 22.3 1,647% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 24.7 DQ Write 26.1 DQ Mixed 25.2 1,836% 25.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 235%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$103 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 27.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 28.2 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5B09 LG Ultra HD

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,460x
Core i5-6600KIntel $120Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	634x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	538x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	331x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	313x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	128x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	130x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	88x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $153
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363