MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150907
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 21:26
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 (100^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 98 2-Core 190 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 318 48% 348 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB; Asus CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.53 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 70 Parallax 66.6 56% 68.4 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 68.8 57% 69.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 80 74 79 66 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 262 Write 125 Mixed 177 SusWrite 76 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 37.1 143% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 88.5 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 97.1 76% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 705GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 129 93 120 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 124 Write 149 Mixed 62 SusWrite 119 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 198 198 198 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 166 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 196 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAD11 2x4GB 396 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	74% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.3 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 22.4 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 76%

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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	1,111x
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