MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% 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	53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '21 at 13:13
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	NLD-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 i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 269 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 768 76% 619 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 195 Parallax 250 174% 219 fps	MRender 269 Gravity 217 Splatting 171 174% 219 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 82 88 86 89 85 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.8% Above average	Read 160 Write 108 Mixed 123 SusWrite 86.4 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 32.5 122% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 94.4 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 89.2 71% 97.4 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 83%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 70GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 133 134 134 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 455 Mixed 272 SusWrite 139 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 48 182% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 239 197% 281 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 93%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 195GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 640 641 637 626 623 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,940 Write 1,754 Mixed 776 SusWrite 676 286% 1,287 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 64.8 234% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,124 DQ Write 1,295 DQ Mixed 888 758% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 726GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 488 487 488 491 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 486 Mixed 459 SusWrite 488 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65.2 223% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 26.4 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 28.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	68x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	57x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	37x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	24x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	20x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
MX300 525GBCrucial $150Bench 86%, 105,037 samples	8x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	10x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	7x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $482

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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