MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	129% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '18 at 19:48
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 291 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 594 78% 586 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8C95) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 67.8 56% 69.4 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 69.2 57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 415 424 430 452 437 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 487 Mixed 402 SusWrite 422 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 62.4 217% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 181GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 372 353 361 378 366 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 469 Write 307 Mixed 280 SusWrite 361 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 28.5 112% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 154 126% 184 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 86%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 164GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 281 293 274 281 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 433 Mixed 420 SusWrite 289 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 55.1 198% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 239 213% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 118%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 575GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 103 103 106 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 107 Write 98.6 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 104 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 84%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 164 167 169 165 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 134 Write 113 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 166 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 101%
WD WD30EFRX-68EUZN0 2TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 518GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 92 92 95 92 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 128 Write 113 Mixed 100 SusWrite 93 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/4G 16GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 24.9 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 21.3 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 87%

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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 $129Bench 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