MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.8% 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	94% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 21:44
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 86.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 501 71% 521 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2012 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.8% Above average	Lighting 73.1 Reflection 75 Parallax 63.9 60% 70.6 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 0.09 34% 47.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 190 191 185 183 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 294 Mixed 220 SusWrite 186 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 47.5 165% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 220 182% 262 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 100%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 194GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 412 398 409 392 312 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 410 Mixed 416 SusWrite 369 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 50.5 170% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 277 228% 326 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 294GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 108 109 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 120 Write 118 Mixed 74 SusWrite 107 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 107GB free Firmware: KC65 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 97 96 95 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 96.5 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 95.5 63% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 1315 CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 1315 BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.9% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 24.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 12 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 71%

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

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	908x
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	395x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16