MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.5% 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	56.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150910
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '20 at 20:19
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (23^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-$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 below expectations (34^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 77.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 182 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 388 48% 368 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3177) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.5% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 70.8 58% 71.6 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 57.3 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SNAT256G1122 256GB 1,971 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2320000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 62 50 50 36 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 397 Write 257 Mixed 195 SusWrite 66.5 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 13.2 92% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 82.9 100% 172 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 126GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 133 133 133 133 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 162 Write 167 Mixed 32 SusWrite 131 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1A1 1x16GB 409 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.7% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 10.5 30% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 8.1 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 43%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	69x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	58x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	37x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	24x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	20x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
MX300 525GBCrucial $150Bench 86%, 105,037 samples	8x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	10x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	7x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16