MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	41% 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	71% 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.

Very high background CPU (86%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '20 at 05:45
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	86%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	44.5% Average	Memory 52.7 1-Core 79.6 2-Core 102 47% 78.2 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 252 29% 227 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41% Average	Lighting 57.1 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 83.9 46% 69.9 fps	MRender 28.9 Gravity 31.1 Splatting 47 30% 35.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 257 158 103 100 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 400 Write 267 Mixed 267 SusWrite 164 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 27.1 98% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 230 200% 299 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 129%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 801GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 105 106 106 103 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 90 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 106 119% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 163% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 625 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	44.1% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 11.2 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 151 26% 151 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 101%

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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%

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Desktop 87%

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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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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