MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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	69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 21:23
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 778 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 198 Parallax 202 153% 196 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 183 Splatting 128 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
LDLC 128GB 660 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: KFS11004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 179 181 184 188 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 493 Write 178 Mixed 182 SusWrite 184 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 12.2 110% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 72.7 81% 136 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 294GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 126 137 139 137 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 162 Write 155 Mixed 32 SusWrite 135 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 103%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 274GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 86 Write 66.5 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 89.6 55% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP008GBLFU213N02 1315 CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 20.8 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 22.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 74%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	907x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	691x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

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	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16