MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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 Drive	129% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 13:20
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 280 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 813 85% 684 Pts	64-Core 832 52% 832 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 182 Parallax 188 137% 180 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 175 Splatting 121 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 561GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 357 426 433 429 404 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 465 Mixed 407 SusWrite 390 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 66.9 226% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%
Corsair Neutron NX500 NVMe PCIe 400GB-$390 497 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 372GB free Firmware: E7FM04.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 786 964 1237 1298 1285 1295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,245 Write 1,405 Mixed 823 SusWrite 1,144 260% 1,154 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.1 205% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1275 DQ Write 779 DQ Mixed 623 573% 892 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 224%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 459GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 358 425 432 429 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 496 Mixed 423 SusWrite 396 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 72.4 247% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 1,113 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 33.2 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 32 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 126%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 48%

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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 $179	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