MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '20 at 20:27
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 200 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 578 57% 468 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3720) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 72.8 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 61.3 59% 68.2 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 67.9 55% 66.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 45 37 42 33 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 359 Write 45.3 Mixed 75 SusWrite 38.2 28% 129 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 16.9 84% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 49.6 DQ Mixed 57.8 71% 131 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 479GB 2,088 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 310GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 16 19 29 73 194 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 414 Write 347 Mixed 213 SusWrite 86.4 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 33.3 4K Mixed 15.9 64% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 72.7 DQ Mixed 29.5 40% 73.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 102%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 988GB 515 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 415GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 137 157 143 147 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 92.3 Write 125 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 148 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.2% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.6 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 18.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 80%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

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 $139Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16