MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.1% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150910
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '23 at 09:14
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

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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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 237 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 581 61% 490 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 62.2 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 61.4 51% 63.8 fps	MRender 59.7 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 60.8 50% 61.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 192 178 170 170 163 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 402 Mixed 325 SusWrite 204 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 42.8 146% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 124%
Kingston SUV500120G 120GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 112GB free Firmware: 4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 66 70 72 73 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 334 Write 300 Mixed 260 SusWrite 87.5 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 27.8 4K Mixed 22.1 72% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 130 110% 158 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 76%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$39 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 235GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 67 71 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 71.9 Write 79.9 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 69.4 48% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 46%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 34GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 51 49 49 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 52.3 Write 45.3 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 50.7 34% 45.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 62GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	52% Above average	Read 95.1 Write 95.3 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 86 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.7% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 20.6 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 88%

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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	67	54	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM7707 LG HDR 4K

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Typical Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $88Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	69x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	58x
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 $90Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	7x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $489

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16