MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding HDD
Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 164% UFO	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	408% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 9 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '18 at 02:07
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i5-6600K-$200 216,850 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	1-Core 137 2-Core 275 97% 206 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 536 73% 537 Pts	64-Core 535 36% 535 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$1,030 92,103 User benchmarks, average bench 172% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 734 Reflection 648 Parallax 861 193% 748 fps	MRender 549 Gravity 708 Splatting 356 198% 538 fps
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 193%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$160 42,937 User benchmarks, average bench 335% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1863 2106 2185 2210 2213 2210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	408% Outstanding	Read 2,867 Write 2,211 Mixed 1,538 SusWrite 2,131 490% 2187 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 91.2 327% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1464 DQ Write 1,345 DQ Mixed 1481 1,090% 1,430 MB/s
Poor: 219% ↑ This bench: 408% Great: 395%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$169 2,105 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 227GB free Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1081 1144 1127 1155 1155 1154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1616 Write 971 Mixed 818 SusWrite 1,136 253% 1,135 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 66.5 270% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 828 DQ Write 704 DQ Mixed 612 501% 715 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 226%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled	43.5% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12.8 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 73%

Battleship

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $200Bench 76%, 216,850 samples	2,546x
Core i7-6700KIntel $298Bench 80%, 381,041 samples	1,629x
Core i5-6500Intel $190Bench 64%, 130,525 samples	754x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 677,712 samples	1,284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $280Bench 57%, 752,541 samples	1,251x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 103%, 554,017 samples	519x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $55Bench 105%, 507,744 samples	584x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $97Bench 113%, 414,632 samples	366x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $70Bench 55%, 209,618 samples	154x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $59Bench 71%, 57,239 samples	380x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 84%, 268,353 samples	365x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 72%, 33,337 samples	213x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $909

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24