MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	228% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '18 at 11:23
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$66 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 117 2-Core 202 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 313 8-Core 317 42% 315 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.69% Terrible	Lighting 4.33 Reflection 4.35 Parallax 4.25 4% 4.31 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 3.87 Splatting 6.13 4% 4.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.69% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 888 899 919 919 926 922 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,452 Write 948 Mixed 916 SusWrite 912 236% 1,057 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 80.8 289% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 219 263% 443 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 242%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 540GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 169 173 173 173 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 97.5 Write 119 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 172 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.3 406% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 112%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 32GB 207 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 29GB free, PID dd33, ADATA UV330 32GB Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 7.2 8.8 7.4 8.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 33.6 Mixed 35.4 SusWrite 10.4 38% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.8 117% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 62%
Samsung M3 Portable 500GB 4,300 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 366GB free, PID 61b3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 100 Write 60.1 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 97.2 103% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD2 2x4GB 2,387 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	70.9% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 22.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 78%

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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	1,116x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	723x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	436x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16