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MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory16.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170503
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '18 at 07:27
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$179
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 84.3
1-Core 121
2-Core 224
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 641
65% 529 Pts
64-Core 643
40% 643 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.5% Good
Lighting 79.1
Reflection 77.7
Parallax 67.1
64% 74.6 fps
MRender 69.1
Gravity 71.7
Splatting 73.1
59% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$95
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 106 132 143 137 137 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 294
Write 204
Mixed 225
SusWrite 137
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 39.6
152% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 144
119% 169 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 85%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
70GB free
Firmware: MU02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 403
Mixed 384
SusWrite 86.3
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 51
182% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 242
201% 288 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$20
395GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 120 121 122 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 130
Write 123
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 120
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 88%
Kingston SNA-DC/U 240GB
35GB free, PID 6298
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 42 42 41 37 32 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 40.4
Write 40.3
Mixed 40.7
SusWrite 37.4
54% 39.7 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 20
4K Mixed 16.7
1,300% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 15.1
DQ Write 20.1
DQ Mixed 17.1
1,321% 17.4 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 20GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
68.8% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 20.6
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 19.4
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns

 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 2,947 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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