MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	235% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '20 at 23:03
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6402P 15,913 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	71.2% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 99 2-Core 196 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 333 46% 342 Pts	64-Core 246 15% 246 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Zotac(19DA 6199) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.83% Terrible	Lighting 4.77 Reflection 5.77 Parallax 3.75 4% 4.76 fps	MRender 5.76 Gravity 4.83 Splatting 3.52 4% 4.71 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.83% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 771 646 614 603 595 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,914 Write 1,729 Mixed 1,493 SusWrite 707 327% 1,461 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 67.3 230% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,072 DQ Write 893 DQ Mixed 956 724% 974 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 355%
Samsung HD322GJ 320GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 175GB free Firmware: 1AR10006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 145 146 147 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 143 Write 37.8 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 146 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX2666C16/8G KHX2666C15D4/4G 16GB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.2% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 14.7 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.4 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 77%

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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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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	907x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	691x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	394x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	381x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	61x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16