MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	168% 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	352% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). 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	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161019
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '20 at 17:39
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 748 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3713) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 241 Parallax 241 191% 239 fps	MRender 269 Gravity 232 Splatting 155 172% 219 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 524GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2005 2140 1509 1465 1418 1463 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,545 Write 2,334 Mixed 1,867 SusWrite 1,666 472% 2,103 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 86.9 294% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,382 DQ Write 1,194 DQ Mixed 1,276 960% 1,284 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 410%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 203GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 274 274 273 273 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 296 Mixed 342 SusWrite 295 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 56.4 194% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 233 210% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%
Seagate ST980811AS 80GB-$100 1,707 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 63GB free Firmware: 3.BHE SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 28 28 27 27 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 28.3 Write 29.5 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 27.7 20% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 24%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 183 183 183 182 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 127 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 181 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 31.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	906x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	687x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	276x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	394x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	380x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	180x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	130x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	61x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $533

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16