MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.7% 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	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 23:20
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 511 70% 517 Pts	64-Core 531 33% 531 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 61 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 65.7 50% 64.9 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 53 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 278 252 241 234 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 443 Mixed 355 SusWrite 270 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 59.7 214% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 546GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 142 Write 83.8 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 126 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 32GB 4,096 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	5.64% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 9.5 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 8.2 16% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.5 63% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.64% Great: 18%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB 927 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 9.8 10 9.8 9.4 9.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	5.4% Terrible	Read 16.9 Write 7 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 9.4 14% 11 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.4% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 26.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 97%

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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 $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 $273	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 $15	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