MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	84.8% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 14:41
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 207 82% 140 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 650 67% 538 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$75 4,196 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 308 139 141 138 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 533 Write 259 Mixed 188 SusWrite 170 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 26.4 140% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 337 235% 289 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 128%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 222GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 150 169 167 170 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 346 Write 253 Mixed 266 SusWrite 167 58% 258 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 45.6 171% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 178 150% 217 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 321GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 138 140 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 152 Write 121 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 139 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 132 130 131 131 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 118 Write 130 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 131 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 5,708 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 28.2 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 27.8 78% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 109%

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Workstation 49%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	68x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	57x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	7x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $482

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