MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.5% 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	65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '17 at 06:46
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%

Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$60 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 235 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 479 65% 484 Pts	64-Core 478 30% 478 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	32.5% Below average	Lighting 40.6 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 38.7 33% 37 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 37 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Drevo X1 SSD 120GB 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1222A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 768 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 975 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 100 (A3) Unknown 100 100 12 (A4) Unknown 100 100 49660 (A5) Unknown 100 100 120 (A6) Unknown 100 100 36 (A7) Unknown 100 100 92 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 97 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 185 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 42 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 117107 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 6 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 88878 (F2) Unknown 100 100 115242 (F5) Unknown 100 100 117039	65.9% Good	Read 509 Write 363 Mixed 303 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 4.27 66% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 18.3 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 5.71 37% 79.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 91%
Generic- M.S./M.S.Pro/HG 1GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 0184 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	5.2% Terrible	Read 10.9 Write 9.89 Mixed 9.8 13% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.06 4K Write 0.09 4K Mixed 0.09 25% 1.74 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.2% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6MFR8N-TF 1x8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2158 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	41.7% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 11.4 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 42%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,647 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	920x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	697x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	282x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	401x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	386x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	67x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	71x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369