MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	157% 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	78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '19 at 18:40
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 237 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 699 68% 559 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gainward(10B0 1E07) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 229 Parallax 244 176% 229 fps	MRender 263 Gravity 213 Splatting 142 161% 206 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1122 256GB 2,469 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 175 176 123 135 127 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 482 Write 362 Mixed 198 SusWrite 158 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 37 117% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 216 178% 257 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 98%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 802GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 178 177 179 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 171 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 173 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 487GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 149 149 150 151 147 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 146 Write 132 Mixed 30 SusWrite 148 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 707GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 175 175 179 179 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 173 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 176 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
ADATA HE720 1TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 503GB free, PID a22a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 105 103 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 97.8 Write 101 Mixed 89 SusWrite 104 135% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 506 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 118%

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

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Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,619 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	908x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	694x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	397x
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 $139Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16