MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 04:23
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	55%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Memory 76.7 1-Core 42.6 2-Core 104 47% 74.4 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 168 20% 155 Pts	64-Core 167 10% 167 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.1% Very good	Lighting 98.8 Reflection 96.6 Parallax 88.8 80% 94.7 fps	MRender 97.2 Gravity 90.3 Splatting 75.9 71% 87.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1203AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 134 52 53 52 53 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 437 Write 403 Mixed 369 SusWrite 84 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 42.3 144% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 244 203% 291 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 92%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 574GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 351 408 415 420 402 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 371 Write 403 Mixed 288 SusWrite 378 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.8 150% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 238 198% 283 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 121%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 133GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 51 51 51 55 51 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 417 Write 216 Mixed 288 SusWrite 80.2 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 28.7 115% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 170 157% 239 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 626GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 140 141 141 140 138 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 168 Write 143 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 138 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 228% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 109%
Seagate ST32000646NS 2TB 787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: G008 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 143 143 145 142 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 121 Write 131 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 142 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	62.6% Good	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 12.8 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 86.8 46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 80%

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

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Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

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 $133	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