MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160830
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '17 at 19:34
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 234 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 466 62% 466 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.66 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Lighting 76.4 Reflection 75.2 Parallax 66.3 62% 72.6 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 71.3 Splatting 72.4 59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
LDLC 240GB 1,787 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 148GB free Firmware: P0303A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 325 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 133 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 40 0 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 268439625 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2600 (EB) Unknown 100 100 188 (F1) Unknown 100 100 193077 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2663178	103% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 444 Mixed 450 105% 470 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 38.8 135% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 86.2 122% 226 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 123%
LDLC 128GB 660 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0316B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 143 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 211 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 53 (A2) Unknown 100 100 1 (A3) Unknown 100 100 33 (A4) Unknown 100 100 67811 (A5) Unknown 100 100 90 (A6) Unknown 100 100 38 (A7) Unknown 100 100 66 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 25 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1180 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 176762 (F2) Unknown 100 100 36130 (F5) Unknown 100 100 226946	59.1% Above average	Read 499 Write 151 Mixed 230 64% 293 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 2.74 89% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 17.3 44% 91.9 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 182190920 (03) Spinup time 99 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 723 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 601547 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 579 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 210 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 77 66 403832855 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 14 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2698 (C2) HDA temperature 23 40 64424509463 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -22905060589406 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1128835902 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1038006897	107% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 182 Mixed 180 139% 184 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.22 70% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 698GB free Firmware: AX001C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1648 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3438 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 4942 (0A) Spinup retry count 168 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3004 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 38 64828473368 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 465 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2162721 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 88865 (C2) HDA temperature 76 38 64828473368 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	52.7% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 93.1 Mixed 84.5 67% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.21 70% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 30.4 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 28.6 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 48%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) - $180

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	906x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	688x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	276x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	394x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	380x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	180x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	130x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	61x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $533

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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