MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '24 at 15:15
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 83.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 235 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 688 70% 565 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Zotac(19DA 2516) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 114 Parallax 130 103% 123 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 125 Splatting 105 108% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Fikwot FN950 2TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 442% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: SN14081 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,306 Write 2,154 Mixed 2,000 480% 2,153 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 55.1 177% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 489 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 397 291% 386 MB/s
Poor: 245% Great: 560%
Flash USB Disk 8GB 439 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 3a04 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 21.9 Write 2.2 Mixed 4.2 8% 9.43 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.3% Excellent	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25.1 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 24 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 39: 0P 4R 5G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	18%	71	208	58	60	23.5"	1920 1080	DELA1BD DELL S2422HG

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

Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	7x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16