MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160125
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '17 at 05:43
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 95.5 1-Core 116 2-Core 197 80% 136 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 311 43% 317 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8576) 1GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 372.54 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.06% Terrible	Lighting 4.93 Reflection 4.38 Parallax 4.38 4% 4.56 fps	MRender 4.67 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.17 4% 4.91 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.06% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6.0.7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 15549234 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 -12781822671710 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 255 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 25 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 29 46 51542622237 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 15549234 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 15549234 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 15549234 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 4294967296 (E9) Unknown 0 0 1340 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1058 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1058 (F2) Unknown 0 0 1996	54.1% Above average	Read 343 Write 109 Mixed 134 42% 195 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 11.9 104% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 74.5 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 21.7 37% 71.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 80%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 627GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 755 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1128 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 253 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 18 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 736 (C2) HDA temperature 123 103 20 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	77.4% Very good	Read 146 Write 124 Mixed 124 99% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.52 4K Mixed 0.35 128% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 108%
ADATA HD710 1TB 3,736 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 799GB free, PID a15a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 74.4 118% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.22 79% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 6,771 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 19.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 63%

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

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,111x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	717x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	433x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
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 $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