MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	26.4% 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	84.1% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '17 at 09:09
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 495 67% 499 Pts	64-Core 504 31% 504 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Sapphire(174B E241) 2GB CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.11.4 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.4% Poor	Lighting 33.4 Reflection 30 Parallax 40.4 27% 34.6 fps	MRender 26.9 Gravity 27.8 Splatting 34.9 25% 29.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1172 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 317 (A5) Unknown 100 100 27590997 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 25 (A8) Unknown 100 100 11 (A9) Unknown 100 100 299 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 18 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 60 257699414049 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 416615563361 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2286 (EA) Unknown 100 100 3713 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3141 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4499 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	84.1% Excellent	Read 492 Write 282 Mixed 292 78% 355 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 20.9 124% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 43.4 88% 183 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 107%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 15GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3493527 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 -59098749984327 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1818 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 134 (B1) Unknown 0 0 7 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 27 63 64428638235 (C2) HDA temperature 27 63 64428638235 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3493527 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3493527 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3493527 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 15337 (EA) Unknown 0 0 8006 (F1) Unknown 0 0 8006 (F2) Unknown 0 0 11469	56.4% Above average	Read 446 Write 74.9 Mixed 124 46% 215 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 15.9 103% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 77.1 DQ Mixed 28.6 39% 71.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 69%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 8GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 139 136 4008 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4839 (05) Reallocated sector count 195 195 38 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21395 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3665 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 531 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4839 (C2) HDA temperature 113 84 30 (C4) Reallocation count 194 194 6 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 73 73 20082 (F1) Unknown 200 200 86626092989 (F2) Unknown 200 200 221053858537	32% Below average	Read 56.1 Write 55 Mixed 63.7 44% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.33 83% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 28.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 29.9 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 104%

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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	907x
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	381x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	61x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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