MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160830
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '19 at 07:12
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

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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 i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 132 2-Core 276 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 530 72% 533 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 44 31 32 19 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 350 Write 238 Mixed 133 SusWrite 36.1 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 0.2 69% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 0.2 41% 99.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 100GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 300 300 299 297 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 481 Mixed 341 SusWrite 308 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 53.7 196% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 240 204% 299 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 90 110 107 107 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 112 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 104 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 172% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 12.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 12.5 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 80%

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,598 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	905x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	683x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	276x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	393x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	379x
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 $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	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 $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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