MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.8% 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	76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '22 at 12:40
Run Duration	330 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 212 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 584 62% 494 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.30.23.01 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Lighting 61.8 Reflection 61.3 Parallax 84.8 50% 69.3 fps	MRender 60.9 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 45.9 46% 57.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDS3STD120GB 120GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 146 131 63 46 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 410 Write 267 Mixed 298 SusWrite 110 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 31.7 140% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 179 158% 234 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 77%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 447GB free Firmware: 052 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 405 408 398 407 407 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 395 Mixed 364 SusWrite 406 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 21.7 138% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 28.7 81% 168 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 774GB free Firmware: A8L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 155 162 163 161 160 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 157 Write 126 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 155 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 177 179 180 179 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 125 Write 78.7 Mixed 104 SusWrite 170 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 30% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX 029E CMV8GX4M1A2133C15 KHX3200C16D4/8GX 9905625-062.A00G 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.4% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 21.1 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 72%

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Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

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	691x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

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	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16