MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '18 at 21:11
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 498 67% 499 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 373A) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 66.8 60% 70.2 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 67.8 56% 68.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 526ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 4494775 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 95047626264783 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1365 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 86 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 25 46 68722491417 (C2) HDA temperature 25 46 68722491417 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4494775 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4494775 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4494775 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 17082 (EA) Unknown 0 0 14016 (F1) Unknown 0 0 14016 (F2) Unknown 0 0 8379	76.7% Very good	Read 511 Write 199 Mixed 249 70% 320 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 16.3 125% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 57.7 80% 144 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 87%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^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 15772 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2730 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 90 90 316 (AE) Unknown 100 100 894 (B5) Unknown 100 100 13748249823477 (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 80 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 90 90 10 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	60.8% Good	Read 500 Write 190 Mixed 279 71% 323 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 3.77 96% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 29.3 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 4.37 21% 45.9 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x4GB 325 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 15 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.3 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 49.1 82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 55%

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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	684x
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	65x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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	94x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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