MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.7% 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	63.7% 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.

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

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '17 at 19:29
Run Duration	339 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 below expectations (28^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 73.7 1-Core 103 2-Core 189 69% 122 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 586 58% 473 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 372.54 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.7% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 61.7 57% 68.1 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 68.2 56% 67.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU120G1122 120GB 2,087 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3106000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 448 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 92 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1189730648422 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 6 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 5 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 46 231928234023 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 511103008887 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 246 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1679 (F1) Unknown 253 253 797 (F2) Unknown 253 253 693 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	63.7% Good	Read 494 Write 241 Mixed 318 77% 351 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 5.55 78% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 2.59 49% 113 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 126 126 25789464876 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 330 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 504 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 93 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 330 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 330 (C2) HDA temperature 250 250 154620002328 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	87.6% Excellent	Read 151 Write 154 Mixed 136 111% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.12 4K Mixed 0.17 79% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 108%
UFD USB Flash Drive 32GB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 8GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	3.35% Terrible	Read 13.1 Write 6.57 Mixed 5.25 9% 8.32 MB/s	4K Read 0.007 4K Write 0.002 4K Mixed 0.002 0% 0.004 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 3.35% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 4x8GB 1,246 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.8% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 18.9 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 84%

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

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,110x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	714x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	431x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	365x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	267x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	78x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $802

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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