MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.9% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '17 at 17:41
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 79.7 1-Core 85.8 2-Core 146 63% 104 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 263 33% 251 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Gigabyte(1458 2553) 2GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Lighting 29 Reflection 31 Parallax 34.6 24% 31.5 fps	MRender 27 Gravity 23.3 Splatting 36.7 24% 29 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7636 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 158 (B1) Unknown 99 99 5 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 56 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 46 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1970086080	92.9% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 412 Mixed 419 99% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 26.8 150% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 45.8 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 27 35% 60.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3500412AS 500GB 3,833 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 443GB free Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 99 14101763 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4304 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 10 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 111364232 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 33900 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1211 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 73 62 504627227 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 25769803803 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 49 25 14101763 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 47008417090622 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4098548474 (F2) Unknown 100 253 848765169	60.2% Good	Read 110 Write 99.9 Mixed 93.1 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.33 90% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 233GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 101 99 3333187 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2897 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 842389113 (09) Power-on hours count 55 55 39719 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1477 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 96 8590066265 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 74 60 504692762 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 34359738394 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 33 27 3333187 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 28479928182594 (F1) Unknown 100 253 926749289 (F2) Unknown 100 253 221849071	71.8% Very good	Read 130 Write 120 Mixed 112 91% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.44 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 68%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 823GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 80 Write 83.5 Mixed 86 108% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 2.24 4K Mixed 0.17 84% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.7% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 24.9 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 17.9 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 88%

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

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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	688x
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	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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