MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.7% 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	160% 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161019
Uptime	24.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '23 at 13:27
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 187 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 576 60% 479 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.7% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 63 Parallax 97.3 84% 87.6 fps	MRender 90.8 Gravity 100 Splatting 95.5 78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 272 264 270 299 297 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,453 Write 1,011 Mixed 687 SusWrite 308 192% 865 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 54.4 180% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 428 DQ Mixed 603 449% 603 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 501GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 410 420 441 444 444 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 413 Mixed 382 SusWrite 429 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 40 136% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 330 248% 333 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 121%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$99 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 613GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 403 334 276 279 278 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 389 Write 396 Mixed 355 SusWrite 330 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 32.5 113% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 314 235% 314 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 104%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 538GB free, PID 0801 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 78 77 81 75 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 122 Write 120 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 78.9 109% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	68.3% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.6 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 19.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 80%

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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 2,622 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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	909x
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	381x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16