MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.7% 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)
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161019
Uptime2 Days
Run DateAug 16 '19 at 18:05
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 192
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 367
48% 358 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.7% Average
Lighting 59.9
Reflection 65.5
Parallax 59.5
49% 61.6 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 57.4
Splatting 53.1
49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,023
Write 830
Mixed 694
188% 849 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 9.3
85% 20.4 MB/s
Poor: 103% Great: 242%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
185GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 149 148 148 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 164
Write 153
Mixed 106
SusWrite 148
105% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.1% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 25.4
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 22.2
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 87%

 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 2,605 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $533
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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