MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35% 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	51.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '17 at 13:53
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	CYP-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 199 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 366 39% 311 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 45.6 Reflection 43.2 Parallax 38.6 37% 42.5 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 34.9 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 137310066 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 35167192223598 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 116 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 56 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 24 43 64427327512 (C2) HDA temperature 24 43 64427327512 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 137310066 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 137310066 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 137310066 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 38654705665 (E9) Unknown 0 0 8163 (EA) Unknown 0 0 7077 (F1) Unknown 0 0 7077 (F2) Unknown 0 0 7712 (F4) Unknown 98 98 5636158	51.3% Above average	Read 419 Write 116 Mixed 178 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 9.21 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 17.8 76% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 74.7 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 34.2 45% 78.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 73%
WD Blue SSHD 4TB (2015)-$65 1,900 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 233 232 5325 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 440 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2199 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 69 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 51 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1734 (C2) HDA temperature 129 117 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	86.5% Excellent	Read 143 Write 158 Mixed 140 111% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 2.35 4K Mixed 0.28 100% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 6,074 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41.8% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.5 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.9 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 49%

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

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Gaming 61%

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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 $45Bench 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 $45	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