MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime1 Days
Run DateDec 05 '18 at 03:33
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 500
67% 499 Pts
64-Core 477
30% 477 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 134
Parallax 135
115% 137 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 134
Splatting 104
110% 139 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 146 117 126 116 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 376
Write 176
Mixed 240
SusWrite 128
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 83.6
4K Mixed 42.7
141% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 118
92% 125 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 105%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
328GB free
Firmware: JP2OA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 111 111 111 111 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 109
Write 108
Mixed 52
SusWrite 110
69% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 74%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB
7GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.8 2.7 3.1 2.9 3.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
2.35% Terrible
Read 7.3
Write 1.5
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 2.8
5% 3.95 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
11% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.35%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 32.8
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 29.4
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 103%

 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 2,760 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $592
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HDDRAMUSB
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