MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateMay 30 '20 at 14:12
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 129
2-Core 242
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 580
62% 496 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 141
Parallax 121
110% 132 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 135
Splatting 108
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
192GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 97 102 105 97 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 50.5
Write 80
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 98.4
17% 73.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
3% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 117% Great: 118%
Seagate ST1000DL002-9TT153 500GB
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 176 167 173 172 161 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 469
Write 302
Mixed 302
SusWrite 172
231% 311 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 40.4
7,700% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 236
2,376% 284 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 73%
Corsair Force GT 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 178 181 181 179 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 112
Write 139
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 177
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
49.1% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 14.2
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 57%

 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 2,625 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $573
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