MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.5% 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	96.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '17 at 20:28
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 257 96% 169 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 593 70% 543 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 61.5 56% 66.4 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 64 Splatting 54.9 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 208GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,020 Write 1,385 Mixed 1,194 339% 1,533 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 43.3 228% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 614 DQ Write 482 DQ Mixed 227 257% 441 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 10137 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 890 (B1) Unknown 99 99 20 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 56 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 50 (F1) Unknown 99 99 10448327872	96.6% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 412 Mixed 415 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 26.9 162% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 46.6 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 110 76% 91 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 78GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2084 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 500 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 57 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 46 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3326612569	107% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 414 Mixed 418 99% 447 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 37.2 182% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 50.8 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 113 102% 148 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%
Samsung HD501LJ 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 824GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 143476888 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 70 70 30852 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 25831312 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1805 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 922 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 17180131336 (BD) vendor-specific 93 93 7 (BE) vendor-specific 66 51 571867170 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 86 86 29942 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 80 80 41967 (C2) HDA temperature 34 49 73014444066 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -75123272972913 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3401928926 (F2) Unknown 100 253 9827668909	112% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 189 Mixed 177 142% 189 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.23 92% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 30.4 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 24.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,765 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	1,437x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	628x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	531x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16