MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.2% 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	122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 8 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G43 PLUS (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	15.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '22 at 12:06
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 156 75% 122 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 637 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 623 39% 623 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 41.5 Reflection 45.9 Parallax 60.9 34% 49.4 fps	MRender 45.4 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 32.6 32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 441 447 456 411 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 428 Mixed 432 SusWrite 432 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.7 190% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 295 239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 50GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,348 Write 1,624 Mixed 1,510 335% 1,494 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 88.8 300% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,362 DQ Write 986 DQ Mixed 1,151 866% 1,167 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 365%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 201 202 200 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 206 Mixed 106 SusWrite 201 129% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
Seagate ST2000VX003-1HH164 2TB 3,366 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 183 185 186 185 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 175 Mixed 82 SusWrite 184 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 27 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 25.9 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 97%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	7x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $482

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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