MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.1% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '18 at 20:30
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 88.1 2-Core 224 75% 134 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 434 58% 437 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.3% Very good	Lighting 94.5 Reflection 110 Parallax 100 77% 102 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 92.3 Splatting 82.7 72% 88.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 327 184 91 103 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 430 Write 434 Mixed 342 SusWrite 187 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 40.6 143% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 115 124% 204 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 952GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 152 164 163 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 157 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 161 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 51GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 86 75 70 70 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 118 Write 111 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 76.5 74% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 67%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 6GB free Firmware: 58.01D58 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 71 76 69 61 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 76.8 Write 74.3 Mixed 53 SusWrite 69.1 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 1,516 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 33GB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 121 119 120 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 41.8 Write 81.5 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 122 108% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 167% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 50%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 96GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 38 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 35.8 Write 31.3 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 37.2 44% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 43%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 6,865 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 14GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	7.04% Terrible	Read 33.5 Write 5.3 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 4.5 13% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.04% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 952 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 19.7 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 108%

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,608 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	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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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