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MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '22 at 12:36
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$127 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 221 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 659 59% 498 Pts	64-Core 659 41% 659 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Lighting 76.1 Reflection 78.6 Parallax 71.3 62% 75.3 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 75.7 Splatting 71.4 58% 70.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 150 154 150 147 147 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 440 Mixed 383 SusWrite 168 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 54.3 187% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$54 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 755GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 190 193 200 200 191 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 135 Write 175 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 192 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 106%
Seagate BUP Slim 1TB 6,231 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 334GB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	20% Poor	Read 27.9 Write 37.1 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 41.3 26% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 71%
WD My Passport 2629 4TB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 862GB free, PID 2629 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 88 93 66 88 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 21.9 Write 49.5 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 75.8 66% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD Kingston KTP9W1-MID 32GB 2667, 2667 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 26.3 86% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 25.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,770 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	958x
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	725x
Core i5-6500Intel $90Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	291x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	420x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	403x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	136x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	69x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	68x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	97x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $683

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Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406