MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '17 at 15:06
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	MDG-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 842 87% 698 Pts	64-Core 846 52% 846 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 211 Parallax 187 155% 196 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 184 Splatting 130 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 89532888255032 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1489 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 1 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1489 (B7) Unknown 100 100 10 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 33 47 73017524257 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1489 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 275629 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 61 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 94 94 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 275629 (F2) Unknown 100 100 435738 (F9) Unknown 100 100 44155	80.6% Excellent	Read 437 Write 181 Mixed 216 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 22.6 144% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 43.4 84% 170 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 216GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 240432184 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1030 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 34943539 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4951 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1695 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 49 571998241 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 187 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 64 64 73707 (C2) HDA temperature 33 51 68719476769 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 28200755269707 (F1) Unknown 100 253 20035446961 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1985594563910	96.7% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 170 Mixed 170 128% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.18 74% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 20,017 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 29.6 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 33.4 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 43.5 92% 43.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 122%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 48%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) - $180

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	906x
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	380x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	180x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	130x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	61x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $533

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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