MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	95.3% 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	115% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 23 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '22 at 23:01
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 246 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 446 61% 454 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$288 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 134 Parallax 116 98% 123 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 102 Splatting 97.7 91% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 265 266 260 257 250 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 454 SusWrite 266 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 56.5 202% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB 5,027 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 50GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 335 315 316 315 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 485 Mixed 458 SusWrite 318 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.5 210% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 184GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 133 122 118 117 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 144 Write 102 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 129 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C12D4/4GX KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C12D4/4GX 16GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 27 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 27.2 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.5 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 107%

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

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,631 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 $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	912x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	695x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	280x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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 $135Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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