MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	16.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	111% 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '21 at 17:25
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 507 68% 507 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 23.7 Parallax 18.1 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 26.8 Gravity 24.5 Splatting 18.4 18% 23.2 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 199 191 198 191 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 486 Mixed 364 SusWrite 223 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 58.6 201% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 356 269% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 415GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 88 87 88 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 85 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 86.6 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 65%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 290GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 125 125 125 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 148 Write 131 Mixed 82 SusWrite 123 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 109%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 475 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 009f Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 23.6 Mixed 1.7 9% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 7%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 96GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 43 46 46 43 45 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 291 Write 36.5 Mixed 39.1 SusWrite 44.4 96% 103 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 16.7 4K Mixed 10.4 972% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 18.2 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 11.6 826% 13.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 28.8 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 29 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	31.5"	1280 720	DEL200B D3218HN

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Workstation 48%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	906x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	688x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	276x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	394x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	380x
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	66x
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	95x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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