MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170502
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '20 at 16:34
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 103
2-Core 204
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 399
53% 399 Pts
64-Core 381
24% 381 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Zotac(19DA 5510) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 149
Parallax 151
127% 152 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 137
Splatting 110
114% 144 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 118%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$40
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 485
Write 319
Mixed 300
81% 368 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 25.5
108% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 202
168% 241 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 62 68 74 91 126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 121
Write 71.2
Mixed 51.2
SusWrite 80
59% 80.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron CT8G4DFD8213.16FA2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
76.9% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 25.6
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 21.9
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 79%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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