MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.4% 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	33.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). 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	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '21 at 11:02
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 109 2-Core 223 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 342 56% 400 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217 72,993 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(1DA2 E423) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.7.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.4% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 92.9 58% 76.6 fps	MRender 54.2 Gravity 71.3 Splatting 41.1 44% 55.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 91 83 17 11 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 499 Write 202 Mixed 394 SusWrite 88.3 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.5 30% 8.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 100%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 285GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 74 75 78 76 77 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 79.4 Write 77.6 Mixed 57 SusWrite 73.6 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 465GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 116 116 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	66% Good	Read 114 Write 60.1 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 116 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 183 193 190 164 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 119 Mixed 83 SusWrite 179 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 453GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 127 126 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 125 Write 120 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 126 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 70%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB 5,295 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 470GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 21 20 31 28 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 27.7 Write 25.5 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 25.4 21% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE 2x8GB 3,404 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 27.4 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 25.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	5	144	24.1"	1280 720	SAM0F91 LC24RG50

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	906x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	688x
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	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $533

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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