MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.3% 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 Drive29.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 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)
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateSep 11 '19 at 21:24
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 87.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 255
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 700
72% 583 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
31.3% Below average
Lighting 39.1
Reflection 30.7
Parallax 36.9
32% 35.6 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 37.2
Splatting 35.8
30% 37 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 89 64 38 38 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
29.2% Poor
Read 5
Write 291
Mixed 18
SusWrite 55.3
21% 92.3 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 73.4
4K Mixed 0.2
66% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 0.2
50% 119 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 76%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 3TB
1TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 38 42 39 39 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 7
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 39.5
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.5
449% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 154%
Great: 178%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 118%

 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 2,762 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) - $127

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $577
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