MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.1% 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)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	36.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 19:20
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 439 52% 402 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Lighting 19 Reflection 14.8 Parallax 17.9 16% 17.2 fps	MRender 15.1 Gravity 17.5 Splatting 19.5 14% 17.4 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Geil Zenith A3-PRO 120GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 489 Write 280 Mixed 22.8 57% 264 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 41.7 149% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 78.1 91% 160 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 93%
Samsung HD320KJ 320GB 3,147 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 7GB free Firmware: CP100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 31 Write 34.3 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 31 23% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 45%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 5GB free Firmware: V5DOA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 42 37 34 30 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Read 47.7 Write 49.2 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 36 30% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 35%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 37.7 Write 54.8 Mixed 45 34% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 79% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 6GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 71 69% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 6,074 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	44.2% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 13.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 14.7 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 49%

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

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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	687x
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	180x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	130x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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