MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.1% 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 Drive94.5% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 07:32
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 230
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 468
61% 460 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 24.20.13019.1008
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
50.1% Above average
Lighting 62.3
Reflection 65.5
Parallax 76.8
51% 68.2 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 59.9
Splatting 54
49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D120G 120GB
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0410A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 137 136 138 138 138 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 390
Mixed 388
SusWrite 162
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 45
167% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 98.6
135% 246 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
931GB free
Firmware: HP64
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 125 122 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 120
Write 67.5
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 125
69% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
42.7% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 11.5
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 12.4
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,598 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $533
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