MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.7% 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	89.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150910
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '22 at 13:06
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 217 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 388 49% 374 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.7% Below average	Lighting 39.7 Reflection 62.2 Parallax 38.5 32% 46.8 fps	MRender 41.9 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 39.4 34% 41.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HMJP-000H1 256GB 5,580 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 76GB free Firmware: MAV01H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 308 311 309 310 308 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 435 Write 311 Mixed 248 SusWrite 307 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 26.5 115% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 240 209% 312 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 110 107 109 107 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 462 Write 382 Mixed 354 SusWrite 144 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 45.2 147% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 466GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 126 119 126 126 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 144 Write 148 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 122 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 26GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 60 61 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 62.2 Write 61.4 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 60.6 43% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 69%

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 @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.3% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14.6 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.3 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 102%

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

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Typical Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	68x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	57x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	37x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	24x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	20x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
MX300 525GBCrucial $150Bench 86%, 105,037 samples	8x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	10x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	7x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $482

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