MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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. 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 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	82.8% 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	90.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '19 at 14:34
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 94.1 1-Core 115 2-Core 207 81% 139 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 225 31% 228 Pts	64-Core 230 14% 230 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.8% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 94.2 Parallax 99.8 84% 99 fps	MRender 99.9 Gravity 97.4 Splatting 98.4 81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 SATA M.2 240GB-$148 280 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 231 220 216 226 221 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 266 Mixed 291 SusWrite 223 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 39.6 155% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 182 156% 230 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 504GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 91 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 115 Write 114 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 89.2 70% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 70%
USB Flash Memory 8GB 1,068 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 4.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	4.95% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 5.5 Mixed 9.3 SusWrite 4.2 11% 9.88 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.95% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB 1,234 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2787 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 32.4 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 27.5 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 95%

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

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	907x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	689x
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	181x

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 $43Bench 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 $269	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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16