MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
ProcessorWith 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics105% 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.
Boot Drive208% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160830
Uptime9.5 Days
Run DateJun 28 '20 at 19:16
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 72%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
62.1% Good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 91.5
2-Core 167
67% 113 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 285
34% 263 Pts
64-Core 249
15% 249 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 126
Parallax 128
111% 130 fps
MRender 162
Gravity 116
Splatting 94.4
98% 124 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 105%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
568GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 883 991 1237 1260 1199 1255 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,526
Write 1251
Mixed 743
SusWrite 1,138
261% 1,164 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 41.5
148% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 760
DQ Write 682
DQ Mixed 759
559% 734 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 208%
Great: 410%
Toshiba MK1637GSX 160GB-$4
68GB free
Firmware: DL030M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 35 35 36 34 19 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
19.6% Very poor
Read 38
Write 37.7
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 30.1
24% 32.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 24%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.6% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.2
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.1
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 94%

 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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