MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.8% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '18 at 04:28
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 86 1-Core 113 2-Core 222 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 459 61% 458 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.2% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 110 Parallax 93.2 82% 101 fps	MRender 93.9 Gravity 92.2 Splatting 93.2 76% 93.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -14096082653823 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 556 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 41 (B7) Unknown 100 100 210 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 25 45 51542556697 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 41 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 210923 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 10348160 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 52 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 66 66 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 10348160 (F2) Unknown 100 100 11266377 (F9) Unknown 100 100 255326	81.8% Excellent	Read 490 Write 247 Mixed 310 77% 349 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 24.9 126% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 44.8 82% 164 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 573GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 223 219 8808 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5344 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 8 8 67583 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1464 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 781 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5344 (C2) HDA temperature 119 99 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	46.5% Average	Read 79.1 Write 82.8 Mixed 85.3 62% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.27 87% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 227GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 155466032 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1384 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 248384954 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 22753 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 562 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 52 437649434 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 17 17 166741 (C2) HDA temperature 26 48 42949672986 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 1808181241068 (F1) Unknown 100 253 109230686272 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2712427972500	62.2% Good	Read 109 Write 108 Mixed 112 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.16 74% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 114%
WD 10EAVS External 1TB 1,289 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 238GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 38.9 Write 40 Mixed 25.7 44% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.24 4K Mixed 0.27 87% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]199[F/T] 2x8GB 969 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.2% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 12.1 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 11.9 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 88%

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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 $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