MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.1% 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	85.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '16 at 07:11
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 580 77% 575 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Sapphire(174B E347) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.151.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 90.2 52% 74.3 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 59.1 Splatting 57.7 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 210 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 137 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 130 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131082 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 24 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 784	85.3% Excellent	Read 528 Write 405 Mixed 452 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 4.41 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 14.5 87% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 14.1 94% 215 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 99%
Hitachi HTS543216L9A300 160GB-$99 3,154 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 128GB free Firmware: FB2OC44C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 93 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 100 12884901888 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 6772 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 131078 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 13381 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 6362 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 6652907159567 (BC) Unknown 100 85 46 (BE) vendor-specific 65 26 1581153452067 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 99 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7340144 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 80 80 202378 (C2) HDA temperature 157 74 317828431907 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 10 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	26.7% Poor	Read 62.1 Write 30.6 Mixed 28.4 30% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.33 75% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 35%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 612GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	42% Average	Read 103 Write 98 Mixed 87.5 122% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.21 71% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FARG 2x4GB 729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 25.3 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 89%

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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	907x
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	381x
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 $295	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