MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '20 at 15:27
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 85.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 222 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 609 65% 521 Pts	64-Core 643 40% 643 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 45.7 Reflection 45.3 Parallax 40.2 37% 43.7 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 41 Splatting 36.3 32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 97 102 100 109 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 257 Write 137 Mixed 199 SusWrite 102 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 43.8 160% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 124 96% 130 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 73%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 34 34 33 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 163 Write 34.5 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 33.8 52% 71 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR2 2x8GB 2,319 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 21.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 79%

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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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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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