MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	89.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	40.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '23 at 02:12
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 as expected (60^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 96.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 239 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 329 41% 314 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6278) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 114 Parallax 106 92% 111 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 104 Splatting 102 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 119 50 52 53 52 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.2% Average	Read 200 Write 228 Mixed 168 SusWrite 83 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 27.3 4K Mixed 17.1 58% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 84.9 DQ Mixed 100 100% 169 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 91%
Hitachi HTS543232L9SA00 320GB 1,142 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 54GB free Firmware: FB4OC43C SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 56.5 Write 46.8 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 33.9 30% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 38.3 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 30.5 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%

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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	47	11	60	23.8"	1920 1009	ACR078F KA242Y

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Gaming 61%

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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 $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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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