MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.7% 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	223% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150910
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '19 at 16:22
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	2%

Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 88.9 2-Core 248 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 607 64% 512 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8591) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 138 Parallax 131 104% 132 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 126 Splatting 101 91% 112 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 666 669 564 434 403 399 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 2,066 Write 948 Mixed 714 SusWrite 522 234% 1,062 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 63 215% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,013 DQ Write 871 DQ Mixed 909 690% 931 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 353%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 19GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 74 80 76 80 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 132 Write 125 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 80.7 66% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 28GB free Firmware: MN6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 68 65 69 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 65.8 Write 70 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 67.1 45% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 85%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 13GB free Firmware: 1AA01114 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 66 71 73 73 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 63 Write 74.8 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 70.9 47% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.5 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 24.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 81%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 240 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	69x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	57x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	37x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	24x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	20x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
MX300 525GBCrucial $150Bench 86%, 105,037 samples	8x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	10x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	7x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $531

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 $176	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