MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.2% 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	88.2% 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.
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

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

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 19:33
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 92.3 2-Core 232 76% 137 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 452 60% 452 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1401 MHz, MLim: 1904 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.3 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 49.8 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 63.8 41% 59.4 fps	MRender 63.2 Gravity 49.4 Splatting 54.2 45% 55.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 255 308 223 257 232 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 446 Write 467 Mixed 304 SusWrite 264 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 40.7 148% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 71.4 DQ Mixed 68.6 82% 151 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 111%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 86GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 74 75 75 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 81.7 Write 88.7 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 73.9 61% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 82GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 123 151 130 105 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 178 Write 148 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 122 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.7% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 14 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 91%

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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 2,607 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

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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	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $533

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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