MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.9% 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 10 '18 at 17:55
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 570 76% 569 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 65.4 51% 65.2 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 58.7 Splatting 54.8 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 129GB free Firmware: UF3600RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 75 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 35 (A5) Unknown 100 100 76 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 5 (A9) Unknown 100 100 153 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 11 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 56 240519086115 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 90195623957 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 274 (EA) Unknown 100 100 580 (F1) Unknown 100 100 281 (F2) Unknown 100 100 177 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	59.5% Above average	Read 500 Write 292 Mixed 205 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 6.64 64% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 42.5 DQ Mixed 8.72 25% 56 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 56%
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8945 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 594 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 168 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1245232 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 121 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3491	82.9% Excellent	Read 517 Write 339 Mixed 350 89% 402 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 10.4 104% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 45.8 96% 198 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 929GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 69 (03) Spinup time 124 124 12897026233 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1011 (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 99 99 8943 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 585 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1014 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1014 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 171799609375 (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 0	98.3% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 169 Mixed 180 132% 174 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.22 92% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FDD2 8313 CL15-15-15 D4-2133 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.1% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 24.5 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24.3 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 78%

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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	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 $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