MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.7% 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	84.7% 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 (74%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160830
Uptime	37.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '21 at 02:44
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	74%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 254 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 770 79% 636 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 1C02) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (88^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (67 fps cap detected)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 66.2 Reflection 67.1 Parallax 61.7 54% 65 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 67 Splatting 62.2 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 120GB 4,012 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF036C SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 64 52 42 43 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 496 Write 256 Mixed 248 SusWrite 58.5 58% 265 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 48.7 155% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 124 136% 227 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 197GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 188 186 190 190 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 175 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 188 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 28GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 13 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 38 Write 20.2 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 18.3 32% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.4 231% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 38%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 263GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 40.7 Mixed 22.4 SusWrite 40.8 48% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 22.2 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 24.8 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 90%

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

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Gaming 61%

Destroyer

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 $40Bench 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 $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