MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.2% 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	52% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	17.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	10.8 Days
Run Date	May 04 '20 at 13:56
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 119 2-Core 234 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 357 48% 360 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 62.6 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 60.1 51% 61.9 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 51.8 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 111 99 62 1.3 57 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52% Above average	Read 142 Write 262 Mixed 16.7 SusWrite 95.9 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 30.2 79% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 118 148% 262 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 97%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 70GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 87 89 91 90 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 78 Write 85.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 89.7 58% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 1,551 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 64GB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 40 40 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 38.2 Write 38 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 39.8 27% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 102%
Generic- SD/MMC 16GB 649 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 4GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 10 10 8 7.4 8.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	9.55% Terrible	Read 16.3 Write 9.5 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 8.8 15% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.3 141% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.55% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 23 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 20.1 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 84%

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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 61%

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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	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 $90Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

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 $178	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