MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.41% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive111% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory0.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 13 '19 at 20:39
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$76
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 106
2-Core 211
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 402
54% 402 Pts
64-Core 401
25% 401 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7971) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
5.41% Terrible
Lighting 5.6
Reflection 8.08
Parallax 5.69
5% 6.45 fps
MRender 7.81
Gravity 4.6
Splatting 12.1
7% 8.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.41%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$155
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 420 430 425 419 413 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 413
Mixed 331
SusWrite 416
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 46
164% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 347
264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
3GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 442
Write 416
Mixed 364
91% 408 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 59.1
201% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 356
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 22.5
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22.1
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,622 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $573
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