MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results


Gaming 211% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	226% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	289% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 800 x 480 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 01:22
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 803 81% 660 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3968) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Lighting 342 Reflection 289 Parallax 333 279% 322 fps	MRender 367 Gravity 264 Splatting 189 214% 274 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1111 1151 1341 1350 1341 1327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2081 Write 1374 Mixed 622 SusWrite 1,270 297% 1,337 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 70.1 243% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 1,056 DQ Mixed 1,058 827% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 306%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 354GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 398 478 486 486 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 483 Mixed 455 SusWrite 448 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 62.1 212% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 132%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 672 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 370GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1263 1243 1234 1237 1163 1132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,483 Write 1269 Mixed 601 SusWrite 1,212 256% 1,141 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 50.3 180% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 629 DQ Write 537 DQ Mixed 433 366% 533 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 407%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 29.4 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	60	24.1"	1280 720	HWP301E HP LA2405x

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,753 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) - $127

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,429x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	626x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	528x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	308x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	126x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16