MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	51% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (86%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 18:25
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	86%

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PC Performing way below expectations (15^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	38.8% Below average	Memory 51.7 1-Core 66.4 2-Core 119 46% 79 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 140 20% 146 Pts	64-Core 157 10% 157 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2189 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 61.7 56% 66.7 fps	MRender 50.3 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 56.3 41% 49.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 241 244 232 258 250 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 351 Write 312 Mixed 288 SusWrite 246 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 47.6 4K Mixed 37.3 98% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 294 238% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 466GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 265 271 261 282 270 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 404 Mixed 388 SusWrite 270 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 43.5 151% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 285 233% 333 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 125%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 223GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 178 106 92 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 325 Write 305 Mixed 283 SusWrite 136 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 21.9 78% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 185 170% 261 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 4x4GB 424 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46.6% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 9.4 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 155 26% 155 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 46.6% 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	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