MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.7% 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 Drive	103% 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	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.

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '21 at 22:59
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 86.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 228 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 447 60% 446 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.7% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 106 Parallax 99.6 83% 103 fps	MRender 92.4 Gravity 100 Splatting 96.6 79% 96.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$65 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 307 274 261 259 259 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 450 Mixed 340 SusWrite 286 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 44.1 169% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 230 198% 293 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$51 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 37GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 205 130 125 126 122 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 444 Mixed 434 SusWrite 178 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 59.2 203% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 242 194% 270 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 387GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 76 76 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 136 Write 123 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 75.8 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 86%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 73 74 75 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 75 Write 71.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 73.9 50% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FADG 2x8GB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 26.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 22.1 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 87%

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Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	909x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	694x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	398x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	381x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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	68x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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