MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.4% 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	107% 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 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	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '18 at 09:42
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 212 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 420 56% 420 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.4% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 109 Parallax 94 85% 103 fps	MRender 92.3 Gravity 93.7 Splatting 94.9 77% 93.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 148 145 144 141 130 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 438 Mixed 349 SusWrite 175 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 57.9 197% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 331 250% 336 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Samsung MZ7LN512HCHP-000L1 512GB 2,316 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 23GB free Firmware: EMT04L0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 444 Mixed 283 90% 407 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 45.4 170% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 265 219% 314 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 118%
WD WD1001FALS-00U9B0 1TB 3,876 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 161GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 83 85 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 104 Write 97.8 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 84.9 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 187 187 190 189 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 133 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 188 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 103GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 68 71 72 71 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 85 Write 79 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 70.6 52% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 703GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 151 153 155 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 151 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 153 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 5,708 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.3% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.8 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 18.7 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 109%

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,606 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	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	180x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	130x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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