MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.08% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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)
Memory0.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160830
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '17 at 16:59
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$59
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 227
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 464
62% 463 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7971) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.08% Terrible
Lighting 7.73
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 6.78
6% 8.26 fps
MRender 7.48
Gravity 7
Splatting 15
9% 9.83 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.08%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
593GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 134
Write 105
Mixed 96.2
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.23
68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 109%
A-DATA CH94 320GB
99GB free, PID a94a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Read 36.3
Write 34.9
Mixed 9.6
32% 26.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.34
60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.3% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 12.1
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 11.9
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 49%

 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 2,647 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: 70% - Good Total price: $648
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