MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.9% 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	101% 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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 16:49
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 98.8 2-Core 212 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 398 48% 367 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85CA) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 57.9 54% 63.1 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 65.9 54% 66.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 202 196 192 193 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 455 Mixed 280 SusWrite 200 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 50.3 178% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 239 200% 292 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Seagate ST500VT000-1DK142 500GB 8,025 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 41GB free Firmware: 0001SDC1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 62 62 63 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 61.7 Write 55 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 61.7 36% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 44% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 63%
Seagate ST320LT014-9YK142 320GB 658 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 285GB free Firmware: 0001DEM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 120 120 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 112 Write 81.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 119 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 64%

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 below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.3% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 15.3 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.3% 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%

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