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MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% 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 Drive254% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '21 at 12:51
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 35%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 143
2-Core 264
95% 168 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 658
69% 553 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 147
Parallax 138
113% 141 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 148
Splatting 124
106% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1373 1367 1156 1206 1100 914 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 1,946
Write 1,393
Mixed 772
SusWrite 1,186
295% 1,324 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 61.5
227% 86.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,160
DQ Write 387
DQ Mixed 443
414% 663 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 254%
Great: 283%
Intel 330 Series 240GB
63GB free
Firmware: 300i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 177 187 182 179 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 380
Write 242
Mixed 262
SusWrite 183
60% 267 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 43.2
173% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 226
179% 250 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$58
138GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 128 127 127 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 155
Write 144
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 128
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81%
Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
236GB free
Firmware: CR100-11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 63 62 63 64 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Read 58.7
Write 58.5
Mixed 44.1
SusWrite 62.9
41% 56 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$58
408GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 141 140 141 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 133
Write 94
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 140
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 41.9
MC Write 43.7
MC Mixed 32
112% 39.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.5
SC Write 47.1
SC Mixed 33.9
100% 35.2 GB/s
Latency 47.3
84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 111%
Great: 128%

 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 2,944 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) - $167

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $697
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