MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). 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	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '24 at 20:56
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 101 2-Core 200 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 362 51% 379 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Zotac(19DA 1346) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Lighting 20.6 Reflection 17.8 Parallax 20.1 17% 19.5 fps	MRender 24.5 Gravity 22.4 Splatting 16.4 17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 455 Write 296 Mixed 152 66% 301 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 28.5 123% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 198 170% 251 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 828GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 188 185 190 180 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 179 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 178 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR2 1x8GB 1,256 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	40.5% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.6 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 43%

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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	69	57	60	23.1"	1280 720	ACI23C1 VX238

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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	911x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	694x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	278x

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	132x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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