MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	86.8% 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	72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '19 at 23:56
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 73.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 76% 137 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 376 48% 362 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3703) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 116 Parallax 99.1 90% 109 fps	MRender 97 Gravity 98.9 Splatting 96.7 80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 96 103 51 77 100 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 461 Write 404 Mixed 293 SusWrite 94.4 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 34.8 122% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 168 143% 209 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 88%
WD Green 750GB (2009)-$224 5,100 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 678GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 76 78 78 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	44% Average	Read 76 Write 51.3 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 77 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FAD1 2x8GB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	64.5% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 20.4 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 18 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 92.7 43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 77%

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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	712x
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	364x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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