MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.4% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160830
Uptime9.9 Days
Run DateDec 20 '20 at 00:03
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 448
60% 447 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 110
Parallax 101
86% 106 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 101
Splatting 97.3
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SB7S512G1122 512GB
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X3540000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 246 248 247 237 225 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 474
Write 429
Mixed 291
SusWrite 242
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 45.3
148% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 113
111% 176 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 16GB
2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 31.4
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 28.3
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 100%

 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 2,608 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $573
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