MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.1% 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	125% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '18 at 19:58
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 223 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 434 53% 407 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Lighting 72.7 Reflection 73.4 Parallax 70.6 59% 72.2 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 69 56% 68.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 655GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 408 447 461 468 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 466 Mixed 458 SusWrite 430 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 60.1 206% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 318 241% 324 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 77GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 142 134 148 147 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 420 Write 147 Mixed 196 SusWrite 141 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 40.1 163% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 158 120% 163 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 80%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 669GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 77 79 79 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 81.7 Write 75.5 Mixed 79 SusWrite 77.4 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	69.8% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 20.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 88%

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

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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 $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