MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.1% 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)
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '18 at 19:41
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 560 75% 559 Pts	64-Core 561 35% 561 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.1% Average	Lighting 63 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 57.1 51% 61.4 fps	MRender 54 Gravity 59.1 Splatting 51.5 45% 54.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,820 Write 1,345 Mixed 542 272% 1,235 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 62.8 236% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,096 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 972 779% 1,088 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 15GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 414 Write 308 Mixed 49 56% 257 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 12.3 47% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 32.8 DQ Write 14.6 DQ Mixed 16.8 14% 21.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 210GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 165 168 164 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 151 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 166 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 224GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 96 95 96 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 87 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 94.8 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 538GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 121 121 121 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 114 Write 116 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 121 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 109%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 2TB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 6.5 Write 12.3 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 4.7 12% 8.43 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.4 283% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 79%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 802GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 309GB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 35 35 35 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 40.5 Write 41.5 Mixed 24 SusWrite 35.4 47% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.4 218% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 32.8 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 30.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,605 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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