MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	136% 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 Drive	80.8% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	10.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '18 at 18:45
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 229 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 656 69% 551 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3625 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 175 Parallax 173 155% 180 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 161 Splatting 117 124% 157 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 231 233 238 238 240 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 456 Write 238 Mixed 161 SusWrite 233 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 24.1 121% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 58.1 103% 207 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 394GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 476 472 472 471 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 452 Mixed 371 SusWrite 470 100% 441 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 63.6 214% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 9,293 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.3% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.4 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 9.7 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,614 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	907x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	691x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

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	182x

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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16