MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160224
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJul 01 '18 at 21:08
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User MLT-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 261
82% 150 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 725
72% 590 Pts
64-Core 731
45% 731 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 111
Parallax 94
88% 104 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 94.5
Splatting 96
78% 94.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 510
Write 492
Mixed 325
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 61.5
218% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 338
261% 356 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
431GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 106 106 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 106
Write 97.7
Mixed 47.3
SusWrite 107
65% 89.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
68% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FAD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.8% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 13.6
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.4
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,608 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $573
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