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MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	123% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '22 at 14:11
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$148 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 270 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 818 83% 673 Pts	64-Core 818 51% 818 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 219 215 214 208 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 495 Mixed 398 SusWrite 231 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 66.6 232% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 72GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 115 153 121 346 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 447 Write 90.1 Mixed 252 SusWrite 173 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 19.8 81% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 0.2 54% 131 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 76%
Kingston DataTraveler Duo 32GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 23GB free, PID 173c Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 9 11 9 11 9.2 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 157 Write 10.8 Mixed 17 SusWrite 10.7 41% 48.9 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 4x4GB 4,177 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 31.3 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 31.5 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,915 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) - $167

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,521x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	655x
Core i7-6700Intel $150Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	178x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	553x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	343x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	329x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	131x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	72x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	132x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	98x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	93x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $699

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Intel Core i5-13600K $215	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350