MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	151% 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 Drive	320% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '21 at 13:37
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 (72^nd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 232 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 656 67% 544 Pts	64-Core 652 40% 652 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 203 Parallax 199 181% 208 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 153 Splatting 135 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 233GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 452 455 462 462 463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 462 Mixed 385 SusWrite 454 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 46 163% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 257 221% 325 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 872GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2265 2148 1152 1146 1150 1161 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,429 Write 2,267 Mixed 1,598 SusWrite 1,504 437% 1,949 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 79.1 262% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,214 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 1,094 824% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 372%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 446GB free Firmware: 30RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 425 368 154 191 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 383 Write 427 Mixed 386 SusWrite 286 84% 370 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 22 118% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 34.1 86% 177 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 182 183 182 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 178 Mixed 147 SusWrite 182 128% 173 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.1% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21.9 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	25"	1280 720	DELD070 DELL U2515H

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	906x
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	380x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	61x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $533

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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