MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150717
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '20 at 15:51
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 72.1 1-Core 48.8 2-Core 89.6 45% 70.2 Pts	4-Core 124 8-Core 205 20% 164 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4993) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	64.1% Good	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 96.3 Parallax 97.5 58% 88.3 fps	MRender 93 Gravity 96.3 Splatting 89.9 76% 93 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 128GB-$170 2,748 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: X3510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 152 164 96 143 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 345 Write 246 Mixed 210 SusWrite 136 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 34.4 120% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 207 169% 242 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 693GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 164 165 165 163 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 138 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 164 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 114%
Kanguru FlashBlu 32GB 365 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 27GB free, PID 1106 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 26 26 24 26 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 155 Write 29.2 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 25 72% 68 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 50% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB 2,314 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 22.5 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 13.6 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 96.7 41% 96.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 93%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,117x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	724x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $801

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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