MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.5% 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)
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.

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '20 at 14:20
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 112 2-Core 189 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 601 61% 494 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3716) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.5% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 75.7 Parallax 50.4 53% 63.7 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 59.2 52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PH3-CE240 240GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: F/W:1.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 119 Write 264 Mixed 24.1 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 12.2 21% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 93%
Intel X25-M 40GB 1,808 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 4GB free Firmware: 2CV102HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 41 38 41 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 175 Write 41 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 40.3 18% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 10.6 66% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 42.8 DQ Mixed 40.9 42% 70.5 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 36%
Anacomda TS 120GB SSD 46 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 99GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 383 381 385 394 389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 467 Write 396 Mixed 381 SusWrite 387 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 20.7 118% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 29.7 92% 196 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 89%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 83 89 88 88 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 112 Write 155 Mixed 94.6 SusWrite 84.7 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 368% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 98%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 117GB free Firmware: CV27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 127 153 143 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 136 Write 129 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 127 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 119%
WD My Book 25EE 10TB 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 191 193 191 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 187 Write 190 Mixed 120 SusWrite 190 232% 172 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 1.1 270% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 Kingston 9905599-020.A00G 066D TA48G26S819R Kingston 9905599-020.A00G 32GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.2% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 22.6 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 21.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,611 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	907x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	689x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	394x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	381x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	61x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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