MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive122% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A12
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)  (all builds)
Memory56.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime9.3 Days
Run DateSep 24 '21 at 20:37
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 31%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 138
2-Core 250
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 771
76% 624 Pts
64-Core 761
47% 761 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.1% Very good
Lighting 94
Reflection 101
Parallax 94.6
77% 96.4 fps
MRender 89.7
Gravity 92.8
Splatting 92
75% 91.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$40
285GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 417 417 423 410 403 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 472
Mixed 448
SusWrite 412
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 56.3
195% 70.3 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 294
240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 122%
Great: 125%
Sabrent AS2115 250GB
204GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 311 311 312 300 275 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70% Very good
Read 388
Write 374
Mixed 341
SusWrite 307
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 28.6
96% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 95.4
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 93.4
81% 117 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70%
Great: 70%
WD WD100EZAZ-11TDBA0 10TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 202 202 199 196 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 199
Mixed 106
SusWrite 199
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.1
319% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 114%
Great: 115%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
444GB free
Firmware: JKAOA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 85 85 85 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 88.5
Write 94.1
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 84.8
60% 81.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 68%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 244 247 248 246 248 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB
58GB free, PID 0749
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 31 31 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
23.9% Poor
Read 37.8
Write 30.1
Mixed 31.4
SusWrite 30.5
43% 32.5 MB/s
4K Read 8.3
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 3.9
272% 5.13 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/16G 04CD F4-3200C16-16GIS KHX2400C15/16G 04CD F4-3200C16-16GIS 64GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
81.9% Excellent
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 25.7
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 34.6
SC Mixed 25.7
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns

 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 8 6 60 40.1" 1280 720 SAM0B60 SAMSUNG
Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,798 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $709
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