MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '17 at 10:25
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4400-$45 36,432 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 86.8 1-Core 76.8 2-Core 209 70% 124 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 202 28% 205 Pts	64-Core 214 13% 214 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 510 (Desktop Skylake) 16,316 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7971) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	3.53% Terrible	Lighting 3.33 Reflection 4.96 Parallax 3.22 3% 3.84 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 2.83 Splatting 8.87 5% 5.9 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 3.53% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1070 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 490 (B1) Unknown 99 99 5 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 59 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 15 (F1) Unknown 99 99 6522809638	115% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 392 Mixed 416 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 49.6 183% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 121 145% 255 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 458GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 30 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 77 42 7174 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4121 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8616 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3512 (B5) Unknown 100 100 1634247 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 23 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 45 240518889495 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 7 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 343 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 4193	69.4% Good	Read 103 Write 138 Mixed 104 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 2.93 4K Mixed 0.3 102% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 72%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 318GB free Firmware: CC54 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 99 57672368 (03) Spinup time 93 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1598 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 60 3232204 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1209 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 720 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 94 94 6 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 47245361178 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 56 404095000 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 74 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6542 (C2) HDA temperature 24 44 17179869208 (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 49993419325746 (F1) Unknown 100 253 14191292849 (F2) Unknown 100 253 42153576593	53.2% Above average	Read 95.6 Write 89.8 Mixed 78.8 66% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.2 79% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 96%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 100GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 139 (03) Spinup time 119 119 21495939392 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2011 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 5 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 131 131 29 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5407 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1195 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2137 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2137 (C2) HDA temperature 230 230 227634184218 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 5 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2	40.3% Average	Read 75.9 Write 64.3 Mixed 76.2 54% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.3 77% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 51%
Asmt 2115 320GB 241 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 65GB free Firmware: 0 Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 39 Write 40.1 Mixed 40.1 30% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.37 93% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M391A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2496 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.7% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 14.1 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.7 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 45%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 48%

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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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16