MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28.4% 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	122% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '19 at 22:08
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 501 66% 496 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2765) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Lighting 32.8 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 38.3 27% 34 fps	MRender 41.8 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 34.5 32% 39 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 438GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 403 336 337 317 332 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 489 Mixed 384 SusWrite 342 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 60 207% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 232GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 431 457 464 467 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 447 Mixed 440 SusWrite 434 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60.4 200% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 278 232% 335 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 30.9 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 29.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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