MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	254% 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '19 at 17:20
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 708 76% 604 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 116 Parallax 95.5 89% 107 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 95.5 Splatting 97.5 79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 616 414 411 415 413 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,200 Write 2,250 Mixed 1,264 SusWrite 447 344% 1,540 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 87.6 295% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 963 DQ Write 1,135 DQ Mixed 1,155 841% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 302%
Corsair Neutron XT 240GB-$170 1,466 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 131GB free Firmware: SAFC01.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 476 480 485 480 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 457 Mixed 280 SusWrite 481 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 46.4 177% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 35.6 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 73.3 93% 155 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%
WD WD7502AAEX-00Y9A0 750GB 4,731 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 267GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 97 99 98 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 91 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 97.9 66% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 77%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 255GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 137 139 139 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 72 Write 74.5 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 138 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 176% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 421GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 61 66 75 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 86.7 Write 56.7 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 70.5 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 274GB free Firmware: 0737 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 140 142 142 143 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 149 Write 120 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 140 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 97%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 702 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 263GB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 157 158 156 158 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 160 Write 116 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 156 170% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 72%
WD My Book 1142 2TB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 281GB free, PID 1142 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 96 Write 95.5 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 75.2 115% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x16GB 4,083 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 24.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 85%

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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 $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