MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.3% 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 Drive119% 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.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 09 '20 at 23:24
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 765
84% 663 Pts
64-Core 779
48% 779 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.3% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 109
Parallax 110
92% 111 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 102
Splatting 77.8
84% 106 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 178 163 155 142 141 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 495
Mixed 405
SusWrite 181
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 66.7
231% 83.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 354
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 119%
Great: 124%
Team T253X2512G 512GB
108GB free
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 362 177 53 37 41 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 466
Write 431
Mixed 378
SusWrite 171
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 32.4
165% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 47.3
94% 186 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
313GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 98 99 99 99 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 87.2
Write 88.5
Mixed 63
SusWrite 97.8
62% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 0215 CMD8GX4M2B3200C16 0215 CMD8GX4M2B3200C16 16GB
3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 30.3
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 30.9
92% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 97%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 100%

 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 2,614 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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