MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.2% 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)
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '19 at 09:51
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 251 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 716 70% 573 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 71.5 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 65.2 58% 70.7 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 72.8 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2KW180H6 180GB 430 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF036C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 450 Mixed 412 101% 452 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 47.6 167% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 234 175% 235 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 63GB free Firmware: UF5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 37 69 136 124 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 455 Write 315 Mixed 242 SusWrite 124 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 18.4 81% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 92.5 DQ Mixed 44.8 50% 85.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 420GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 156 159 160 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 150 Mixed 85 SusWrite 159 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 21.2 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 24 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,445x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	533x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	328x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	87x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $579

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16