MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50% 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)
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160830
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '18 at 22:38
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 222 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 690 66% 546 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Above average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 57.1 51% 61.2 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 51 47% 59 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 385 Write 378 Mixed 362 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 58.1 196% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 245GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 437 481 484 487 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 490 Mixed 382 SusWrite 471 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 53.1 178% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 177 179 173 172 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 161 Mixed 104 SusWrite 174 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.9 402% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 94%
BUFFALO HD-WHU3/R1 1 4TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3TB free, PID 025e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 182 181 181 181 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 172 Write 167 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 179 201% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.7% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 21.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 88%

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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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Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16