MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	107% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160830
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 15:23
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 (100^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 214 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 429 56% 424 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 23.6 Reflection 27 Parallax 32.9 19% 27.8 fps	MRender 34.3 Gravity 30.4 Splatting 26.2 24% 30.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 216 200 184 131 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 415 Mixed 301 SusWrite 191 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.1 198% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 317 242% 327 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 101GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 397 399 389 388 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 435 Mixed 365 SusWrite 384 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 54.3 191% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 256 211% 303 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 800GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 149 147 149 149 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 137 Write 135 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 145 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 112%
Intenso USB 3.0 device 1TB 505 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 618GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	40% Average	Read 57.9 Write 59.2 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 81.5 42% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.2% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 24.9 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 21 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	60	24"	1280 720	SAM08DA S24B350

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,606 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	180x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	130x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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