MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.1% 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	77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 20:43
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 242 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 516 69% 514 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.4% 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: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 66.3 57% 68.3 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 67.1 Splatting 70.3 57% 69.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Verbatim Vi500 S3 240GB SSD 720 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0818A SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 209 109 111 109 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 458 Write 398 Mixed 311 SusWrite 170 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 25 137% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 33.9 68% 133 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 89%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42 12,070 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 25GB free Firmware: CP100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 46.3 Write 19.8 Mixed 22.4 SusWrite 47 25% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 43%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 167GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 96 100 102 103 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 100 Write 97 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 100 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 62%
WD Blue 400GB (2007)-$42 1,778 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 57GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 51 51 51 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 48.8 Write 47.6 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 50.8 34% 46.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.7% 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	77.1% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 23.5 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 24.1 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 77%

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Gaming 69%

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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	1,432x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	627x
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	308x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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