MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86% 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 Drive87% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170502
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 12 '20 at 12:24
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 774
82% 657 Pts
64-Core 768
48% 768 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2201 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 114
Parallax 109
87% 110 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 101
Splatting 101
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2201000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 284 313 322 324 321 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 496
Write 311
Mixed 238
SusWrite 303
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 16.8
131% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 85.2
110% 195 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87%
Great: 84%
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB
753GB free
Firmware: 411040RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 402 456 454 454 454 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 400
Write 486
Mixed 411
SusWrite 431
98% 432 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 36.8
178% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 208
197% 307 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 111%
Great: 120%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.3% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 11.6
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.3
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 79%

 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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