MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.6% 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	41.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '17 at 01:09
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 965 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 226 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 632 67% 534 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Gigabyte(1458 22ED) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1287 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Lighting 34.1 Reflection 33.3 Parallax 41.4 28% 36.3 fps	MRender 31.7 Gravity 32.4 Splatting 35.4 27% 33.2 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S064G 63GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 23789 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3507 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1751488 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 450 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2818 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 40 279173267496 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1500 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 3975 (F1) Unknown 100 100 55027584733 (F2) Unknown 100 100 37799262167	41.3% Average	Read 434 Write 184 Mixed 246 63% 288 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 9.48 4K Mixed 6.38 40% 11.2 MB/s	DQ Read 37.9 DQ Write 12.3 DQ Mixed 7.84 10% 19.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 47%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 149GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 72 (03) Spinup time 124 124 12897026233 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 10292 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 20425 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2960 (C0) Power-off retract count 89 89 13296 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 13296 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 257698627619 (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 2	93.9% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 159 Mixed 160 122% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.17 72% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 46,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2516 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 22.3 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 89%

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Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	905x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	683x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	276x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	393x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	379x
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	65x
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	94x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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