MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	110% 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	48.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 16:00
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing way below expectations (20^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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 80.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 238 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 561 60% 479 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 8667) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (144 fps cap detected)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 144 Parallax 144 117% 144 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 144 Splatting 106 105% 132 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 105 117 103 99 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 364 Write 151 Mixed 136 SusWrite 112 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 35.7 4K Mixed 17.2 62% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 53.2 DQ Mixed 83.8 84% 143 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 76%
Toshiba MK2565GSX HR 160GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 55GB free Firmware: GJ001Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 54 53 53 53 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 59.2 Write 50.4 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 52.8 33% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 36%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 66GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 64 62 71 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 54.8 Write 54.5 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 65.9 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 51%
4GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	3.49% Terrible	Read 14.7 Write 3.7 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 4.5 7% 6.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.49% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 10 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 64: 10R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
64%	45%	40	159	130	144	24"	1920 1080	GSM5BB6 24GN53A

History: Score 51: 5R 6G 8B | Score 64: 10R 3G 5B

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,614 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 $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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $48Bench 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 $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16