MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	85.1% 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	57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 09:54
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 492 65% 486 Pts	64-Core 494 31% 494 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 372.54 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 112 Parallax 102 87% 107 fps	MRender 96.4 Gravity 103 Splatting 99.5 82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Pyro 240GB-$172 345 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 252 253 201 239 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 393 Write 184 Mixed 235 SusWrite 216 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 21.5 78% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 59.1 DQ Mixed 74 61% 89.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 185 185 181 183 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 139 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 183 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 36 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 30.3 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 120%

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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	907x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	691x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	394x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	61x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16