MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive276% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '21 at 01:05
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 134
2-Core 258
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 739
79% 629 Pts
64-Core 728
45% 728 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.2
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 143
Parallax 208
108% 161 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 133
Splatting 96
92% 115 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON SA2000M 500GB
324GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1542 1658 1672 770 1231 346 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 1,695
Write 1703
Mixed 263
SusWrite 1203
272% 1,216 MB/s
4K Read 67.2
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 93.9
323% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 542
DQ Write 1,000
DQ Mixed 348
384% 630 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 276%
Great: 268%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
52GB free
Firmware: SAFM00.U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 487 373 495 493 493 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 497
Mixed 333
SusWrite 468
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 43.1
164% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 69.5
125% 245 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 114%
Great: 111%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
261GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 493 492 493 403 283 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 489
Mixed 470
SusWrite 443
108% 479 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 61.9
211% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 130%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 859B BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
103% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 32.3
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 46.5
SC Mixed 31.7
90% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns

 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 2,754 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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