MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.7% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '21 at 17:34
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 125 2-Core 223 85% 147 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 661 64% 525 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 70.9 Parallax 65 56% 68.1 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 65.4 55% 67.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS330 240GB 680 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP223PD0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 335 189 174 230 190 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 371 Write 421 Mixed 302 SusWrite 236 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 31.4 139% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 168 166% 262 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 105%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 1TB 4,980 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 542GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 379 366 369 371 369 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 354 Write 352 Mixed 278 SusWrite 371 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 20.3 82% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 182 135% 176 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 87%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 256GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 113 Write 109 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 107 66% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 108%
Seagate ST4000DM000-2AE166 480GB 164GB free Firmware: AP122PD0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 514 Write 0.7 Mixed 7 SusWrite 1.8 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 80.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 8 4,271% 30 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 7,794 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 20.7 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 21.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 79%

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

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 48%

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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 $178	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