MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 Drive84.2% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime13.2 Days
Run DateJan 22 '19 at 10:42
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 256
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 707
76% 605 Pts
64-Core 705
44% 705 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 200
Parallax 183
153% 190 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 184
Splatting 123
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP600 128GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 148 156 163 163 142 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 473
Write 165
Mixed 194
SusWrite 155
54% 247 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 39.8
151% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 116
112% 180 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 161 161 161 160 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 153
Write 152
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 160
87% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD48G213381 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
68.4% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 19.4
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 21.7
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,605 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $533
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