MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	230% 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '22 at 09:49
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 580 76% 570 Pts	64-Core 565 35% 565 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.12.1 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.4% Average	Lighting 58.3 Reflection 57.6 Parallax 78.1 48% 64.7 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 44.3 44% 55.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB 34,043 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFK0N01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1426 398 399 413 408 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,349 Write 1,810 Mixed 1,377 SusWrite 575 288% 1,278 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 80.4 289% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,334 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 1,207 888% 1,172 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 244%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 477GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 410 415 428 426 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 486 Mixed 384 SusWrite 422 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 50.3 189% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 551GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 53 53 53 55 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WDC WD40EZAZ-19SF3B0 4TB 3,479 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 176 176 174 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 203 Write 165 Mixed 102 SusWrite 175 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 12.3 4K Mixed 0.9 77% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 0.5 2% 4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	72.6% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 21.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 21.3 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 80%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 82%

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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	687x
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 $129Bench 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 $184	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) $35	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