MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161019
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 07 '20 at 20:21
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 104
2-Core 211
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 388
50% 379 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1260 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
48.3% Average
Lighting 59.5
Reflection 64.2
Parallax 74
48% 65.9 fps
MRender 66.1
Gravity 57.7
Splatting 54
48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 47%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 146 154 153 153 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 132
Write 175
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 148
87% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSA.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.2% Very good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 24.7
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 22
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,610 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $573
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