MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.5% 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 Drive61.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime8 Days
Run DateNov 26 '19 at 23:48
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 240
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 712
72% 585 Pts
64-Core 687
42% 687 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.5% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 112
Parallax 95
85% 104 fps
MRender 95.3
Gravity 97.9
Splatting 98.2
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0801A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 70 41 25 49 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 478
Write 327
Mixed 102
SusWrite 77
54% 246 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 31.3
4K Mixed 30.3
102% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 29.1
DQ Mixed 52.7
61% 112 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 118%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
43GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 168 146 152 171 171 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 106
Write 101
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 161
70% 97.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 107%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 108 108 108 107 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 65%
ASMT 2115 1TB
20GB free, PID 1153
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 204 180 143 173 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 204
Write 132
Mixed 95.5
SusWrite 183
199% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 167%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 1315 BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBR2 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
78.4% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 24.3
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 24.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 78%

 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 2,606 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $533
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