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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 as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	99.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '24 at 04:38
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	59%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 481 64% 478 Pts	64-Core 479 30% 479 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$44 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 120 122 122 115 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 481 Mixed 404 SusWrite 144 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 51.9 175% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$23 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 182GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 92 91 91 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 169 Write 161 Mixed 132 SusWrite 90.7 103% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 237% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.4% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20.9 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 20.7 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 80%

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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: 0P 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	70	59	144	0"	1280 720

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) Builds (Compare 2,879 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) - $127

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $165Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,503x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	645x
Core i7-6700Intel $165Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	176x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	549x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	324x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	129x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $44Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	70x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	132x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	96x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	92x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $689

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