MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.1% 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)
Boot Drive	86% 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160830
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 21:38
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 93.2 2-Core 182 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 556 54% 444 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.1% Above average	Lighting 71.8 Reflection 71.5 Parallax 62.1 58% 68.5 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 65.6 Splatting 66 54% 66.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GB 8,369 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 58 59 56 53 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 606 Write 101 Mixed 136 SusWrite 57.9 48% 225 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 22.4 123% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 918 DQ Write 82.2 DQ Mixed 161 203% 387 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 147%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 395GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 177 176 78 81 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 134 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 144 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905622-058.A00G 2x8GB 2,759 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.4% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.1 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 18.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 74%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
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