MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	86.5% 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	260% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 14 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160325
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	May 04 '24 at 13:18
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 261 86% 157 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 326 48% 350 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.5% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 102 Parallax 104 88% 105 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 98.8 Splatting 89.8 84% 105 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 387% 499GB free (System drive) Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1014 1298 1525 1604 1720 1534 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,164 Write 1,836 Mixed 1,725 SusWrite 1,449 403% 1,794 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 44.8 173% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 852 DQ Write 601 DQ Mixed 738 548% 730 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 536%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 231GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 232 213 218 211 218 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 441 Mixed 315 SusWrite 226 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 45.4 152% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 329 253% 346 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 260GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 148 148 147 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 148 Write 139 Mixed 33.1 SusWrite 147 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 98% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.M16FE 2x16GB 205 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.5% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 18.7 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 18.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 87.7 46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 86%

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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	67	53	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F33 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,624 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	910x
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	132x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16