MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (69%). 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	16.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 13:06
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	69%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 77.3 1-Core 88.9 2-Core 139 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 333 37% 291 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 134 Parallax 107 134% 135 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 67.5 56% 68 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 1TB 5,881 User benchmarks, average bench 296% 723GB free (System drive) Firmware: 82A7T92C SusWrite @10s intervals: 640 516 908 940 1051 1011 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 801 Write 719 Mixed 592 SusWrite 844 166% 739 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 29.3 4K Mixed 23.1 67% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 59.1 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 83.8 70% 98.2 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 458%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 308GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 78 75 74 76 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.3% Poor	Read 209 Write 83 Mixed 88.9 SusWrite 76 25% 114 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 11.3 4K Mixed 8.6 25% 8.47 MB/s	DQ Read 18.5 DQ Write 80.2 DQ Mixed 23.1 25% 40.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 236GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 102 104 106 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	66% Good	Read 127 Write 64.9 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 103 66% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 88%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 38 39 40 40 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 35.7 Mixed 29 SusWrite 38.2 47% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905622-058.A00G 4x8GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 19.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 15.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 79%

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	907x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	691x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

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	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16