MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.7% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 19 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	18.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '22 at 15:59
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 204 71% 126 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 399 55% 406 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 61 Reflection 64.6 Parallax 58.8 50% 61.5 fps	MRender 60.1 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 59.3 50% 61 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 99GB free Firmware: 5.0.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 236 257 189 130 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 387 Write 324 Mixed 307 SusWrite 200 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 43.1 160% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 187 162% 240 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 90%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 294GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 411 423 418 382 346 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 444 Mixed 439 SusWrite 388 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 56.5 192% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 346 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 154 153 150 161 170 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 174 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 155 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 20.1 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 102%

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

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	910x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	694x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	398x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	382x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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	70x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16