MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	158% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 23:35
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 252 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 788 75% 620 Pts	64-Core 799 49% 799 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 233 Parallax 243 178% 231 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 220 Splatting 144 163% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 407 411 406 402 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 371 Mixed 248 SusWrite 408 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 51.2 190% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 281 226% 318 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%
WD Blue SATA M.2 500GB-$100 6,800 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 75GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 309 303 298 296 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 416 Mixed 296 SusWrite 306 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 50.5 164% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 249 207% 299 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 165 164 164 164 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 225 Mixed 111 SusWrite 166 128% 175 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.2 494% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 671GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 104 Write 99 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 100 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.2 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 106%

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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	687x
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	180x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	130x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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