MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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	131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '18 at 12:40
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 146 2-Core 282 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 793 79% 641 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 196 Parallax 190 151% 191 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 180 Splatting 127 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
LDLC 128GB 660 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: KFS11004 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 173 Mixed 178 61% 282 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 13.4 108% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 68.9 84% 147 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 257GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 137 135 138 136 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 128 Write 120 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 134 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 103%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 274GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 89 88 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 88 Write 64.5 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 88.7 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP008GBLFU213N02 1315 CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 20.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 74%

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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%

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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	907x
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	381x
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