MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.2% 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	66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	12.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 19:35
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 229 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 458 62% 460 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 85%

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: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 64.8 55% 66.3 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 53.6 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 89 105 104 109 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 274 Write 148 Mixed 176 SusWrite 101 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 41.1 140% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 113 91% 127 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 73%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 401GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 416 449 456 328 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 454 Mixed 422 SusWrite 390 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 55.8 195% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 335 249% 330 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 111GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 83 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 108 Write 111 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 82.3 65% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 75%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD050 500GB 313 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 149GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 38 Write 38.5 Mixed 18 SusWrite 40.4 45% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.1 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 88%

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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 $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 $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