MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	117% 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 Drive	95% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '20 at 11:38
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$64 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 86.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 534 71% 533 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 148 Parallax 152 125% 151 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 136 Splatting 109 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 125 93 73 95 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 445 Mixed 336 SusWrite 106 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 45.2 183% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 249 204% 291 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 100%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 136GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 446 338 377 241 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 438 Mixed 424 SusWrite 342 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 61.4 201% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 276 230% 333 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 211 199 213 220 213 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 440GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 118 123 125 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 113 Write 119 Mixed 73 SusWrite 122 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 1315 CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 1315 BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.9% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 20.6 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 21.1 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 71%

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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 $64Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	917x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	696x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	282x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	400x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	384x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	67x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	62x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	71x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $653

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16