MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.3% 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	206% 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 01:07
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%

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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 488 66% 490 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.6% 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 (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 62.6 Reflection 63.1 Parallax 56.2 51% 60.6 fps	MRender 53.6 Gravity 56.2 Splatting 49.4 43% 53.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% 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% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 634 317 317 317 316 317 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,633 Write 1,455 Mixed 588 SusWrite 370 224% 1,011 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 55.5 218% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,074 DQ Write 1278 DQ Mixed 793 704% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 236%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 15GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 444 Write 316 Mixed 85.3 62% 282 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 12.4 4K Mixed 12.8 49% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 12.4 DQ Mixed 17.6 14% 20.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 225GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 166 165 167 170 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 153 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 167 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 274GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 95 96 95 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 90.2 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 95.1 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 578GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 99 100 101 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 123 Write 109 Mixed 77 SusWrite 100 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 109%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.8% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 25 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 117%

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

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,607 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 $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	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $524

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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