MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 18:22
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 220 75% 135 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 306 38% 291 Pts	64-Core 345 21% 345 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.98 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.7% Below average	Lighting 40.9 Reflection 39.9 Parallax 35.7 33% 38.8 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 35.9 Splatting 32.6 29% 35.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 192 194 129 201 178 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 325 Write 264 Mixed 35 SusWrite 185 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 36.1 124% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 188 157% 226 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 90%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 171 172 172 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 167 Mixed 107 SusWrite 170 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 255% 2 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 17.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 11.8 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $182	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) $30	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