MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	90% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '17 at 18:44
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 536 71% 534 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.78 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB-$130 2,462 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 6472 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2289 (A6) Unknown 100 100 141 (A7) Unknown 100 100 16 (A8) Unknown 100 100 360 (A9) Unknown 100 100 152 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 242 (AE) Unknown 100 100 86 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 136 584116273189 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2054 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 31385 (F1) Unknown 253 253 11022 (F2) Unknown 253 253 15370 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	90% Excellent	Read 460 Write 289 Mixed 300 77% 350 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 25.3 137% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 62.4 112% 223 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 101%
Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 8GB free Firmware: E120506a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (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 9861 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3517 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 200 200 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 47 47 201865429039 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	45.2% Average	Read 262 Write 1.57 Mixed 229 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 22.8 89% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 22.2 58% 120 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 45%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 743GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 235 226 7216 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6256 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 11969 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3898 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 193 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 62 62 414958 (C2) HDA temperature 115 106 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	57% Above average	Read 109 Write 89.1 Mixed 85.3 71% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.21 76% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 21.7 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22.8 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,761 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,433x
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	326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

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 $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 $179	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