MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.4% 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	191% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160523
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '16 at 06:34
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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-$40 110,166 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)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 246 92% 161 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 390 52% 389 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1701.0 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Lighting 35.8 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 43 29% 37 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 37.9 27% 32 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 150 120GB-$89 1,360 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 112GB free Firmware: 1.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2905 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1880 (AB) Unknown 80 80 41382992 (AE) Unknown 100 100 306 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 251 (D2) Unknown 100 100 3 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 92 92 92 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4218 (F2) Unknown 100 100 5661 (F9) Unknown 100 100 204183009	107% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 427 Mixed 460 105% 469 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 31.7 152% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 94.3 137% 254 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,900 Write 665 Mixed 946 256% 1,170 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 33.5 234% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 56.9 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 33.9 60% 111 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 213%
OCZ Vector 150 120GB-$89 1,360 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 76GB free Firmware: 1.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4069 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1039 (AB) Unknown 80 80 41333840 (AE) Unknown 100 100 688 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 146 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 96 96 96 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4554 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6307 (F9) Unknown 100 100 267633686	108% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 424 Mixed 458 104% 467 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 34.8 155% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 89.4 133% 247 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2720 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 31.4 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 30.9 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 96%

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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	1,113x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	721x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	434x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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