MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.5% 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	213% 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.

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 @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 01:52
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 (96^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 255 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 502 67% 499 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.5% 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 (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 62.6 Reflection 62.9 Parallax 55.4 51% 60.3 fps	MRender 52.9 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 49.6 44% 53.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.5% 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: 625 317 315 317 317 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,648 Write 1,425 Mixed 570 SusWrite 368 222% 1,003 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 62.6 226% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,210 DQ Write 1,267 DQ Mixed 724 686% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 236%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 15GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 130 24 15 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 418 Write 250 Mixed 57 SusWrite 76.1 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 9.5 44% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 33.1 DQ Write 17.1 DQ Mixed 16.7 15% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 225GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 169 166 168 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 156 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 167 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 114%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 274GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 94 95 94 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 80.5 Write 70 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 94.4 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 578GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 100 101 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 115 Write 116 Mixed 70 SusWrite 99.8 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.8% 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 (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.8% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.4 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 117%

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,601 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	684x
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	65x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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	94x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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