MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.3% 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	70.9% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '17 at 00:10
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 497 69% 509 Pts	64-Core 497 31% 497 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7971) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.6% Terrible	Lighting 8.03 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 7.97 6% 9.31 fps	MRender 9.71 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 16.5 10% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.6% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 320B) 2GB CLim: 1627 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Lighting 48 Reflection 47.4 Parallax 43.8 39% 46.4 fps	MRender 43.1 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 39.6 34% 41.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO3 240GB-$99 848 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0330AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 466 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 836 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 30 (A3) Unknown 100 100 279 (94) Unknown 100 100 115606 (95) Unknown 100 100 1586 (96) Unknown 100 100 1411 (97) Unknown 100 100 1562 (A4) Unknown 100 100 31488 (A5) Unknown 100 100 79 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 24 (A9) Unknown 100 100 98 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 29 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 36439091904538 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 124631 (F2) Unknown 100 100 120379 (F5) Unknown 100 100 185976 (F6) Unknown 100 100 231212 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	70.9% Very good	Read 479 Write 244 Mixed 268 73% 330 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 19.6 89% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 19.3 72% 161 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 100GB free Firmware: CC56 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 84 154862674 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2857 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 13180165152 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11247 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2580 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 788 (BC) Unknown 100 100 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 68 68 32 (BE) vendor-specific 69 52 522125343 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 189 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2862 (C2) HDA temperature 31 48 30064771103 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 56 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 56 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 123828202122337 (F1) Unknown 100 253 48818287304 (F2) Unknown 100 253 70254170725	77% Very good	Read 149 Write 120 Mixed 121 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.17 77% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 112%
Kingston DT 101 G2 16GB 1,946 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	7.46% Terrible	Read 19.1 Write 15 Mixed 7.2 16% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.96 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.01 23% 1.99 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.46% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 2x8GB 3,829 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 25.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 24.8 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 80%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

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	687x
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	180x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	130x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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