MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	32.6% 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	65.5% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161019
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '17 at 12:25
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 513 70% 518 Pts	64-Core 522 32% 522 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.9.1 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.6% Below average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 28.3 Parallax 53.8 35% 41.6 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 35 29% 34.7 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 7 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1912 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 403 (64) Unknown 100 100 2302624 (65) Unknown 100 100 257792 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 25 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 96 96 1370 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 702 (B7) Unknown 99 99 12 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 32 100 231929282592 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 7 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 7 (E7) Temperature 97 97 3 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4248 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1381 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3503 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2323 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 7	65.5% Good	Read 480 Write 191 Mixed 227 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 10.9 89% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 10.5 62% 145 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 82%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 263GB free Firmware: GG2OACD0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 232 232 38654705664 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 13026 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 2816 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2074 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 91102 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 197569347607 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 137 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	47.5% Average	Read 81.9 Write 83.6 Mixed 80.3 62% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.2 65% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 58%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 19GB free Firmware: 0002BSM1 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 115028060 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5591 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 11196001 (09) Power-on hours count 98 97 2530 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 37 3306 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 63 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 52 454557721 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 13 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1184 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 75 75 51847 (C2) HDA temperature 25 48 60129542169 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 50 46 115028060 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	45.1% Average	Read 79.8 Write 76.8 Mixed 67.2 56% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.56 131% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 43%
MD05000-BSDW-RO 500GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 19GB free Firmware: 01.01S02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 9 (03) Spinup time 139 136 4016 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5924 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7661 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2760 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 763 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5160 (C2) HDA temperature 112 84 2629151 (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 8	44.7% Average	Read 76.9 Write 78.7 Mixed 72.1 57% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 78%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 36GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 267 (03) Spinup time 130 124 6491 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8110 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16402 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6781 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1017 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 335242 (C2) HDA temperature 118 87 29 (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 5 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	42.8% Average	Read 78 Write 71.1 Mixed 69.3 55% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.13 57% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210 3,970 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 26.9 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 24.9 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 110%

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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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $524

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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