MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151214
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '17 at 22:01
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 774 82% 656 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.2% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 44 Parallax 39.4 37% 43.1 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 35.4 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB 5,922 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 237GB free Firmware: DXM06H6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3671 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 947 (AA) Unknown 100 100 4576 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 92 92 261 (AE) Unknown 99 99 79 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 58 28 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 17	78.7% Very good	Read 516 Write 214 Mixed 269 73% 333 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 22.5 139% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 35.7 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 79.1 68% 96 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 108%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 240GB-$193 568 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 102GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 105 11277550 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 132826158601686 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1220 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 26 (B1) Unknown 0 0 4 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 14 43 21477654542 (C2) HDA temperature 14 43 21477654542 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 11277550 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 11277550 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 11277550 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 10424 (EA) Unknown 0 0 7441 (F1) Unknown 0 0 7441 (F2) Unknown 0 0 11660	85.6% Excellent	Read 521 Write 248 Mixed 277 77% 349 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 25.8 136% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 55 85% 162 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 91%
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2320000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 100 855 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1510 (A6) Unknown 100 100 109 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 159 (A9) Unknown 100 100 101 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 150 (AE) Unknown 100 100 633 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 100 240518168619 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1357 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 13100 (F1) Unknown 253 253 8098 (F2) Unknown 253 253 10574	66.6% Good	Read 512 Write 179 Mixed 261 69% 318 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 4 112% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 20 41% 77.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GNT 0711 PUD42400C168GVS 0420 F4-2133C15-8GNT 0711 PUD42400C168GVS 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.6% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 21.8 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 70%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) - $127

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,433x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	530x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16