MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59% 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	106% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	13.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '18 at 18:00
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 568 63% 495 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 62 60% 69.1 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 68.1 Splatting 70.8 57% 70 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 106 81 77 75 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 476 Mixed 319 SusWrite 122 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 58.5 201% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 334 258% 353 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 119 118 119 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 86.3 Write 128 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 119 71% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.3 90% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 232GB free Firmware: HP40 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 89 90 87 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 130 Write 126 Mixed 73 SusWrite 89.7 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 70%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 931GB free, PID ab26 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 126 126 126 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 118 Write 125 Mixed 85 SusWrite 127 155% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 51%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 8GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 1GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	4.9% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 2.5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 4.2 8% 7.98 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 1.4 65% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.9% Great: 20%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 195 192 196 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 116 Write 136 Mixed 67 SusWrite 193 178% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.9 288% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 74%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 86GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.5 3.2 3 3.6 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 89 Write 20.5 Mixed 22 SusWrite 6.7 34% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.9 120% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 43%
General USB Flash Disk 4GB 2,276 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 4.2 Mixed 3.3 SusWrite 5.6 10% 9.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 30% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.8 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 85%

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,440x
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 $94Bench 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 $48Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $582

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16