MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	119% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '20 at 22:34
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	94%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 450 61% 453 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Lighting 59.8 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 75.2 49% 66.9 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 54.9 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 269 274 274 274 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 328 Mixed 380 SusWrite 286 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 62.7 210% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 130 129 130 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 118 Write 88.7 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 129 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 99%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 915GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 199 200 201 199 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 138 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 200 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 104 Write 110 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 1.5 89% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 58%
HGST HUS 724040ALE640 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	25.1% Poor	Read 127 Write 135 Mixed 69 SusWrite 0.3 103% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 55%
WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 2TB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 93 92 93 93 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 138 Write 140 Mixed 108 SusWrite 93.8 161% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 59%
WDC WD20 EADS-11R6B1 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 93 93 94 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 79.3 Write 80 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 92.5 106% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x8GB 4,460 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	77% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 24.9 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 89%

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Gaming 61%

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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 $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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16