MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	41.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	17.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '19 at 17:46
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 108 2-Core 202 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 568 59% 473 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3707) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2042 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.5% Average	Lighting 46.9 Reflection 54 Parallax 43.9 38% 48.3 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 47 Splatting 61.3 48% 58.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 139GB free Firmware: SBFA15.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 214 218 215 228 228 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.4% Average	Read 241 Write 106 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 252 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 20.2 4K Mixed 10.4 50% 15.8 MB/s	DQ Read 14.1 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 102%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 157 156 147 157 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 480 Mixed 370 SusWrite 186 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.3 200% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 73GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 98 106 116 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 147 Write 151 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 105 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 858GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 109 Write 86.8 Mixed 66 SusWrite 73.2 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 111 114 114 110 113 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 49.3 Write 95.3 Mixed 55 SusWrite 111 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 67%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 3,832 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 29GB free, PID 558a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 31 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 150 Write 32.3 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 25.3 67% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.7 155% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX2400C15/8G KHX3000C15D4/8GX 32GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.2% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.6 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 15.4 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 97%

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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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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