MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	39.7% 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 Drive	74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 01:26
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$187 286,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 98% 173 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 538 72% 532 Pts	64-Core 552 37% 552 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$330 993,871 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2205 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.7% Below average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 38% 49.1 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.1 41% 59.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$66 257,819 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 107 100 100 102 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 244 Write 131 Mixed 181 SusWrite 100 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 45.8 171% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 106 86% 122 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30 1,227,452 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 151GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 98 98 99 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 173 Write 163 Mixed 83 SusWrite 97.4 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$77 202,347 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 31.2 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 33.1 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

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

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Gaming 50%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $187Bench 80%, 286,724 samples	1,223x
Core i7-6700KIntel $267Bench 84%, 515,802 samples	800x
Core i5-6500Intel $176Bench 71%, 190,776 samples	404x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples	579x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 79%, 993,871 samples	562x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 786,866 samples	225x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 105%, 768,156 samples	201x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 111%, 615,795 samples	120x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $57Bench 108%, 504,559 samples	89x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 71%, 76,917 samples	175x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	162x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 72%, 45,494 samples	115x

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Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16