MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.3% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '19 at 19:34
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 234 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 450 61% 453 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 1C02) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 60 57% 66.3 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 64.1 Splatting 66.7 55% 66.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Verbatim Vi500 S3 240GB SSD 133GB free Firmware: CP100-10 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 52.7 Write 30.7 Mixed 32.8 8% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 3% 0.9 MB/s

WD WD4000AAJS-00YFA0 240GB 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0818A Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 5,482 Write 71 Mixed 137 1,360% 1,897 MB/s	4K Read 725 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 8.8 31,253% 246 MB/s

WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 122GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 81 79 78 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 92 Write 85 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 79.7 59% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 62%
WD Blue 400GB (2007)-$42 1,778 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 70GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 43 Write 42 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 55.5 32% 43.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 859B CT8G4DFS824A.C8FAD1 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61.5% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 20.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 77%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,762 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,434x
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	327x
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 $31Bench 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 $295	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