MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics165% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.8% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160830
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 17 '18 at 01:12
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 259
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 763
76% 619 Pts
64-Core 774
48% 774 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Gainward(10B0 1E07) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
165% Outstanding
Lighting 233
Reflection 243
Parallax 252
190% 243 fps
MRender 249
Gravity 227
Splatting 148
164% 208 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 165%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 162 108 84 84 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 477
Write 421
Mixed 94.2
SusWrite 132
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 42.7
145% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 136
147% 246 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 88%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106
2TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 209 211 210 211 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 167
Mixed 29
SusWrite 210
109% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 118%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 859B CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.9% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $573
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