MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.8% 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	150% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	49.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '19 at 20:48
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	94%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 67.5 2-Core 119 58% 91.4 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 570 45% 397 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.8% Average	Lighting 60.7 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 60 50% 61.8 fps	MRender 63 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 53.6 47% 58.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$130 3,931 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1303 921 899 929 912 939 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 883 Write 1,208 Mixed 344 SusWrite 984 193% 855 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 9.2 80% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 962 DQ Write 498 DQ Mixed 927 636% 796 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 322%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 399GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 445 444 422 439 456 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 477 Mixed 457 SusWrite 434 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 62.2 213% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 4TB 765 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2.5TB free Firmware: 153E SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 127 129 135 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 110 Write 102 Mixed 67 SusWrite 130 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 161% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 864GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 191 190 193 190 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 151 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 190 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 4TB 765 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: 153E SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 135 135 134 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 104 Write 130 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 132 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.8 216% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 69%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 4,943 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 107GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 103 103 100 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 100 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 102 71% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 4x16GB 779 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 30.8 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 20.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 124%

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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	906x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	687x
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	66x
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	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 $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