MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.1% 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 Drive	77.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 01:03
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	16%

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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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 785 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 118 Parallax 99.7 90% 109 fps	MRender 94.3 Gravity 101 Splatting 104 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 69 54 39 62 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 506 Write 345 Mixed 335 SusWrite 81.8 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 39.9 141% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 90.3 DQ Mixed 110 104% 169 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 82%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 65GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 128 96 84 86 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 500 Write 450 Mixed 208 SusWrite 141 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 41.8 149% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 165 138% 204 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 88%
SK hynix SC300 M.2 2280 128GB 913 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 119GB free Firmware: 20100P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 159 159 159 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 500 Write 157 Mixed 218 SusWrite 159 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 30.9 146% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 201 162% 234 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 82%
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 119GB free Firmware: CXM02D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 226 231 187 264 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 464 Write 190 Mixed 226 SusWrite 225 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 25 112% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 81.2 DQ Mixed 143 117% 174 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 73%

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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 20.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 23.1 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 80%

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

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Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

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	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $533

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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