MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	171% 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	407% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 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 02:21
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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	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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 579 78% 579 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Lighting 244 Reflection 248 Parallax 249 199% 247 fps	MRender 261 Gravity 232 Splatting 153 170% 216 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1874 2146 2191 2202 2210 2157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	407% Outstanding	Read 2867 Write 2,206 Mixed 1,520 SusWrite 2,130 488% 2,181 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 91.2 326% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,469 DQ Write 1,294 DQ Mixed 1,439 1,063% 1,400 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 407% Great: 393%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4 3,426 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 227GB free Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1062 1153 1155 1099 1155 1153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,568 Write 962 Mixed 841 SusWrite 1,129 251% 1,125 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 66.5 264% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 707 DQ Mixed 612 502% 718 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 219%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 458 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.5% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 12.7 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 14.2 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ 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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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 48%

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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 $40Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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