MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	147% 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	147% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '20 at 13:48
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 574 77% 574 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 201 Parallax 193 176% 203 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 148 Splatting 131 126% 158 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 305GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 102 97 97 96 847 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 1,445 Write 771 Mixed 188 SusWrite 223 143% 656 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 53.6 189% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 75.3 DQ Mixed 116 152% 291 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 295%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 222GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 122 102 86 83 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 468 Write 412 Mixed 339 SusWrite 141 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 42 156% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 130 141% 236 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 612GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 152 153 152 150 153 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 115 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 152 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 28 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 28.1 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,598 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) - $180

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	905x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	683x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	276x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	393x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	379x
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	65x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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	94x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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