MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.7% 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	61.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '18 at 16:00
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 219 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 412 57% 423 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.7% Very good	Lighting 97.5 Reflection 118 Parallax 109 80% 108 fps	MRender 96.7 Gravity 96.6 Splatting 99.8 80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Zotac Premium Edition 240GB-$75 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 82 41 71 77 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 479 Write 420 Mixed 338 SusWrite 84.1 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 16.7 105% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 30.5 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 25.3 56% 107 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 198 201 202 202 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 160 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 200 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 3,006 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 185 119 118 158 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 115 Write 108 Mixed 64 SusWrite 159 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1.1 274% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 110%
WD My Book ES 320GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 234GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 43 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 37.2 Write 39.7 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 42.1 52% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 4x8GB 1,159 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 21.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 134%

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

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Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	907x
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	381x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	181x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $524

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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