MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.4% 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	54.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '23 at 15:18
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	27%

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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 i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 208 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 392 48% 365 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% ASRock(1849 5001) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.4% Above average	Lighting 68.2 Reflection 64 Parallax 91.2 56% 74.5 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 72.3 Splatting 47.4 49% 61.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 116 82 50 50 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 354 Write 369 Mixed 228 SusWrite 74.6 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 21.6 72% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 97 130% 235 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 876GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 184 195 196 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 125 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 191 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 851GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 106 108 110 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 119 Write 115 Mixed 80 SusWrite 108 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 87%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB 181 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 857GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 87 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 86.4 Write 86.1 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 86.5 97% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 43%

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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 22 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 22.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 80%

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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	52	18	60	27"	1280 720	PHLC0D2 PHL 273V5

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,623 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

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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	382x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	69x

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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 $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	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