MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.2% 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160830
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '21 at 15:45
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 204 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 432 43% 348 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 38.5 Parallax 46.7 30% 40.6 fps	MRender 32.3 Gravity 34 Splatting 26.4 25% 30.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 29%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 71.5 Parallax 69.4 0% 47.1 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 66 55% 66.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 78 74 15 4.9 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 447 Write 381 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 92.9 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 0.6 41% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 5.2 DQ Mixed 0.4 27% 71.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 100%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 931GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1361 818 817 825 812 787 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,406 Write 1697 Mixed 1,352 SusWrite 903 302% 1,340 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 70.8 246% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 1,483 DQ Write 927 DQ Mixed 1,122 858% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 276%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 678GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 62 62 61 60 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 107 Write 99.3 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 61 61% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 739GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 151 152 151 150 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 148 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 150 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 112%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 4GB 1,235 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 7.4 7.8 7.4 7.8 7.2 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	7.62% Terrible	Read 30.2 Write 6.7 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 7.5 13% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.62% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-033.A00G 4x4GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	65.1% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 22 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 20.6 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 77%

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Gaming 61%

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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