MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	336% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '19 at 13:21
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 774 79% 638 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.1% Very good	Lighting 91.7 Reflection 96.2 Parallax 82.9 75% 90.3 fps	MRender 83.9 Gravity 85.2 Splatting 86.3 70% 85.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1631 1344 1403 872 526 510 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,663 Write 1,710 Mixed 1,331 SusWrite 1,048 375% 1,688 MB/s	4K Read 70.6 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 98.9 341% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,464 DQ Write 1,253 DQ Mixed 568 641% 1,095 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 318%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 136GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 361 359 358 353 354 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 443 Write 345 Mixed 241 SusWrite 358 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 13.9 127% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 86.5 108% 187 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 193 197 196 192 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 141 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 193 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 769GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 164 161 148 147 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 148 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 161 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2700 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 27.8 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 27.8 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%

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

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,607 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $40Bench 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 $40	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