MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '20 at 21:32
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 716 74% 596 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 154 Parallax 134 122% 146 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 148 Splatting 117 105% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 501 Write 451 Mixed 430 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.3 44% 10.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 92%
TOSHIBA STOR.E ALU 2S 499GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 89GB free, PID 0b1a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 97.7 Write 92.7 Mixed 46 SusWrite 73.6 102% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3000C15 2x8GB 803 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.4% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 14.6 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 17.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 104%

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

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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	1,440x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	629x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	532x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	311x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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	86x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $566

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16