MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics83.3% 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 Drive70.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170502
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '22 at 18:49
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 107
2-Core 208
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 623
63% 510 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-12GB
MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.3% Excellent
Lighting 99
Reflection 137
Parallax 92.4
81% 110 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 112
Splatting 93.1
88% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 102%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDS3STD120GB 120GB
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 79 115 57 74 60 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 398
Write 108
Mixed 290
SusWrite 99
49% 224 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 80.9
4K Mixed 21.6
125% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 174
157% 237 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 77%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38
447GB free
Firmware: 052
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 400 339 397 404 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 440
Write 391
Mixed 365
SusWrite 349
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 22
132% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 28.9
79% 163 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
636GB free
Firmware: A8L0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 150 125 150 149 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 168
Write 147
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 145
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX 029E CMV8GX4M1A2133C15 KHX3200C16D4/8GX 9905625-062.A00G 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.4% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.1
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 20.9
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 2,625 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $573
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