MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding HDD
Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	188% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	78.3% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

Run History

5 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 21:44
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i5-6600K-$200 216,850 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	1-Core 120 2-Core 240 85% 180 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 456 62% 452 Pts	64-Core 452 30% 452 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$1,090 76,446 User benchmarks, average bench 172% Gigabyte(1458 37A9) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	188% Outstanding	Lighting 697 Reflection 620 Parallax 828 183% 715 fps	MRender 554 Gravity 669 Splatting 329 189% 517 fps
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 198%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 240GB 1,013 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 118 117 113 107 99 MB/s Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	78.3% Very good	Read 260 Write 209 Mixed 238 SusWrite 115 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.6 166% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 217 165% 226 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 91%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$138 53,635 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 66GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 228 245 229 243 242 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 387 Write 249 Mixed 375 SusWrite 243 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 41.5 158% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 328 248% 332 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 7,452 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 35.4 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 31 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%

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

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Gaming 73%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $200Bench 76%, 216,850 samples	2,558x
Core i7-6700KIntel $298Bench 80%, 381,041 samples	1,636x
Core i5-6500Intel $179Bench 64%, 114,654 samples	757x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $399Bench 78%, 671,944 samples	1,289x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $289Bench 57%, 731,336 samples	1,256x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 105%, 561,146 samples	520x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $55Bench 105%, 518,957 samples	586x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $107Bench 112%, 375,272 samples	366x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $70Bench 55%, 209,618 samples	154x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $60Bench 72%, 56,634 samples	381x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 84%, 269,498 samples	368x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 72%, 33,337 samples	213x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $894

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $148	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $260	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $58
Intel Core i7-9700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24