MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '19 at 23:02
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i5-6600-$115 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 219 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 454 61% 453 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 1F02) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.3% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 112 Parallax 125 97% 119 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 118 Splatting 95.5 100% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 175 78 82 83 80 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 454 Mixed 357 SusWrite 139 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64 217% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 317 239% 320 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 445GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 117 117 116 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 104 Write 98.7 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 117 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 109%
ST975042 2AS 750GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 373GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 112 113 113 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 113 Write 106 Mixed 58 SusWrite 112 130% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 29.9 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 25.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 97%

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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 $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	912x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	695x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	280x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	398x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	382x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	62x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x

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Total price: $702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16