MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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. 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	13.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160830
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '22 at 01:16
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 214 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 347 43% 329 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Tesla C2070 29 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Nvidia(10DE 0772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 573 MHz, MLim: 747 MHz, Ram: 5.2GB, Driver: 390.85 Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Lighting 16.1 Reflection 22 Parallax 19 13% 19 fps	MRender 23.6 Gravity 14.2 Splatting 19.3 16% 19 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 412 Write 162 Mixed 238 59% 271 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 35.2 123% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 305 226% 303 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 89 89 91 90 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 84.2 Write 80.3 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 88.9 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 67%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 325GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 129 129 129 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 135 Mixed 82 SusWrite 129 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.3% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.7 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 20.1 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 88%

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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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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	910x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	694x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	398x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	382x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	62x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16