MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	265% 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

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '23 at 18:03
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$170 282,363 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 (98^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 205 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 560 57% 463 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$103 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 873GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1430 1646 1644 1516 1500 1539 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,869 Write 1,787 Mixed 1,457 SusWrite 1,546 375% 1,665 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 65 211% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 800 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 780 552% 707 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 410%
Micron_M500DC_MTFDDAK240MBB 240GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 216GB free Firmware: 0144 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 339 339 338 338 338 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 346 Write 335 Mixed 278 SusWrite 334 73% 323 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 32.5 119% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 190 169% 253 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 93%
Micron_M500DC_MTFDDAK240MBB 240GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: 0144 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 333 337 337 338 339 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 346 Write 339 Mixed 290 SusWrite 336 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 31.2 116% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 185 167% 253 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 93%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 151 152 155 149 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 149 Write 144 Mixed 32 SusWrite 151 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.1 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 28.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	69x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	58x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	38x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
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: 57% - Above average

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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