MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.6% 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 Drive280% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 18 '19 at 19:48
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6402P
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 98
2-Core 206
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 392
50% 377 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.10.1
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Lighting 41.9
Reflection 30.3
Parallax 55.2
34% 42.5 fps
MRender 28.7
Gravity 40.8
Splatting 37.3
30% 35.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 34%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1824 774 771 783 780 782 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2271
Write 2232
Mixed 1,629
SusWrite 952
397% 1,771 MB/s
4K Read 56.8
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 82.7
262% 90.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,216
DQ Write 996
DQ Mixed 1,158
853% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 280%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 24.1
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22.1
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,607 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $524
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