MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	85.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). 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	19.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151030
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '19 at 13:17
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 99 2-Core 198 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 386 51% 385 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6573) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 118 Parallax 109 85% 111 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 97.7 Splatting 101 81% 98.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 63 53 53 53 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 490 Write 439 Mixed 399 SusWrite 84.1 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 44.3 151% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 237 197% 281 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 930GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 191 193 192 192 192 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 108 Write 51.5 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 191 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 1315 BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FBD2 0215 CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 1315 BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FBD2 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.3% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 23.1 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 19.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 72%

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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	1,114x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	723x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	435x
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 $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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16