MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '20 at 13:49
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$59
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 232
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 450
60% 452 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 137
Parallax 126
102% 129 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 123
Splatting 105
89% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 488
Write 434
Mixed 383
97% 435 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 39.6
134% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 235
192% 272 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$50
157GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 92 92 93 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 94.5
Write 101
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 91.8
68% 92 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 87%
Generic- SD/MMC 64GB
47GB free, PID 6377
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 22 21 22 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
8.75% Terrible
Read 23.2
Write 18.8
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 20.7
22% 17 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.4
27% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 8.75%
Great: 24%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
72.9% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 21.9
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 21.3
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 80%

 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 2,647 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: 70% - Good Total price: $648
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