MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.7% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160224
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateDec 30 '19 at 14:44
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 249
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 706
70% 570 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 155
Parallax 145
119% 148 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 137
Splatting 112
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 40 38 35 33 29 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 416
Mixed 290
SusWrite 63
70% 316 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 52.8
168% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 327
255% 350 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 114%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB
110GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 442 460 457 441 416 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 458
Mixed 410
SusWrite 441
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 56.5
190% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 307
246% 346 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 123%
Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
319GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 175 176 175 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 134
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 176
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 22.8
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 24.5
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 90%

 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 2,605 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
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Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $533
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