MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	18.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.9% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '19 at 11:11
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 260 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 733 74% 602 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.8% Very poor	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 0.06 0% 24.2 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 60 55% 68.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 276 273 280 276 270 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 467 Write 430 Mixed 229 SusWrite 281 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 29.3 104% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 220 191% 283 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 104%
Apacer AS340 240GB 10,970 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 122GB free Firmware: AP612PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 98 65 67 66 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 441 Write 247 Mixed 337 SusWrite 117 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 31.1 139% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 169 154% 230 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 95%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$84 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 138 137 138 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 138 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 137 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 402GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 151 167 168 159 170 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 131 Write 111 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 158 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 160GB free Firmware: JP2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 103 103 102 104 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 103 Write 93.5 Mixed 60 SusWrite 103 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 38,955 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB 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	45.8% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 12.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 91%

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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 $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	180x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	130x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $533

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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