MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	51.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160125
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 14:35
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 86.7 2-Core 176 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 258 33% 248 Pts	64-Core 241 15% 241 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 177 Parallax 182 127% 171 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 163 Splatting 115 106% 131 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 95 97 76 95 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 200 Write 126 Mixed 191 SusWrite 89.9 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 30.9 103% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 120 93% 126 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 134GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 129 132 128 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 19 Write 88.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 130 49% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 112%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46 4,063 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 186GB free Firmware: VM100-41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 56.7 Write 59 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 56.8 39% 53 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51 7,248 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.2% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 22.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 17.9 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 86%

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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	1,111x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	717x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	433x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	267x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	78x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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