MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.9% 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	87% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (60%). 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	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '17 at 12:10
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 463 62% 463 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 56.8 Parallax 74.4 52% 64.8 fps	MRender 56 Gravity 50.5 Splatting 71.2 50% 59.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 752GB free Firmware: HP34 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 101546840 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1532 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 17329201099 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4343 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1240 (B4) Unknown 100 100 69018407 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 78 63 370409494 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 241 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8105 (C2) HDA temperature 22 40 51539607574 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	19.2% Very poor	Read 199 Write 174 Mixed 165 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.33 2% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 19%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 622 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 603 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 719 (AD) Unknown 100 100 524311 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 25 (C2) HDA temperature 74 63 158914838554 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1779 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1306 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2849 (F4) Unknown 100 100 8 (F5) Unknown 100 100 23 (F6) Unknown 100 100 561408	87% Excellent	Read 507 Write 492 Mixed 502 112% 500 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 12.9 80% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 11.5 89% 204 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 111%
ST1000DM003-1CH162 126GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 95GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 602 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 415 (A5) Unknown 100 100 76672 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 19 (AE) Unknown 100 100 242 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 75 25 240519086105 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 63 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 128 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3743892775 (F2) Unknown 100 100 5011867809	47.7% Average	Read 448 Write 285 Mixed 310 77% 348 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 16.6 4K Mixed 6.68 40% 12.8 MB/s	DQ Read 16.8 DQ Write 14.3 DQ Mixed 6.84 8% 12.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 1x8GB-$25 15,315 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	41.7% Average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.2 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 13.4 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 44%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,435x
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	530x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $269	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 $40	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