MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.9% 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)
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150717
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '20 at 06:29
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 101 2-Core 204 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 398 53% 397 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 67.8 52% 67.5 fps	MRender 74.4 Gravity 61 Splatting 57.2 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_CT250MX200SSD6 250GB 630 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 442 Write 392 Mixed 362 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 44.3 157% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 247 212% 312 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 206 206 206 208 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 121 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 204 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.8FAD 4x4GB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.1% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 25.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 22.1 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 105%

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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 3,175 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	1,116x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	723x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	436x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16