MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.1% 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	219% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '18 at 02:25
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 520 70% 521 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 56.3 Parallax 51.2 50% 56.5 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 55 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,885 Write 1,122 Mixed 1,163 307% 1,390 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 42.2 193% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 471 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 175 191% 323 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 236%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 15GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4617 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1103 (A5) Unknown 100 100 892786 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 229 (AE) Unknown 100 100 272 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 36 249108627492 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 763 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1304 (F1) Unknown 100 100 25301824400 (F2) Unknown 100 100 22705215566	47.1% Average	Read 449 Write 277 Mixed 278 74% 335 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 12.6 4K Mixed 6.76 38% 11.5 MB/s	DQ Read 36 DQ Write 12 DQ Mixed 3.79 8% 17.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 640GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 172 2175 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5980 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14322 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2350 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 934 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5045 (C2) HDA temperature 106 88 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	71.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 114 Mixed 108 89% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 0.31 124% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 109%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 328GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 28 106 (03) Spinup time 87 87 4930 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14377 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 10215 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 22409 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 1 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5451 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 28 105 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 10491 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 1 505282590 (C2) HDA temperature 70 46 505282590 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 167160 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 99 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 861 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	47.6% Average	Read 76.1 Write 89.4 Mixed 87 64% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.42 98% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 164GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 161185952 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6576 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9293668 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9727 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1421 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 68 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 67 44 4850778145 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 229 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 74 74 52189 (C2) HDA temperature 33 56 21474836513 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -75123272971602 (F1) Unknown 100 253 18452784012 (F2) Unknown 100 253 12075246988	91.9% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 154 Mixed 149 118% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.19 73% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 32.8 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 29.5 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 117%

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	906x
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	380x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	180x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	130x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	61x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $533

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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