MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50.6% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 18 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	16.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '22 at 15:53
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	76%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Memory 67.7 1-Core 83.7 2-Core 148 58% 99.7 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 302 37% 285 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 61.7 Reflection 64.4 Parallax 59.3 50% 61.8 fps	MRender 61.4 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 61 51% 62.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 99GB free Firmware: 5.0.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 150 139 140 133 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 348 Write 228 Mixed 218 SusWrite 144 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 33.4 114% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 182 158% 236 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 90%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 294GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 349 380 386 394 396 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 402 Write 385 Mixed 381 SusWrite 372 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 35.2 112% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$61 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 121 109 125 139 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 145 Write 40.4 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 122 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.5 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 11.3 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	907x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	691x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	394x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	381x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	61x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16