MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.1% 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	88.2% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '19 at 13:28
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 242 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 467 62% 467 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 75.9 Parallax 65.5 60% 71.5 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 72.2 58% 70.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
LDLC 120GB 1,255 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0303A SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 60 58 58 59 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 451 Write 396 Mixed 333 SusWrite 96.9 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 46.4 169% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 229 184% 259 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 924GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 186 185 186 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 173 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 183 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 3.6 4 4.4 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	5.45% Terrible	Read 25.9 Write 15.1 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 4.2 14% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.45% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 5,442 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 13 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 14.4 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 46%

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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	907x
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	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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $524

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 $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 $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