MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	101% 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	96.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	60.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150907
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '20 at 11:34
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 67.8 1-Core 72.5 2-Core 123 53% 87.7 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 364 35% 287 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 400D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 145 Parallax 149 96% 137 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 133 Splatting 108 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: JURA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 416 442 458 453 455 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 458 Mixed 439 SusWrite 438 103% 455 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 39.1 113% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 333 249% 332 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 832GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 165 166 165 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 160 Mixed 110 SusWrite 164 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.3 250% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	47.6% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 123%

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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	1,110x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	714x
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	365x
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 $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 $182	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) $30	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