MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	80.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.3% 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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 month ago, 2 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 21:11
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$266 515,802 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 54.2 1-Core 88.7 2-Core 162 58% 102 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 648 61% 495 Pts	64-Core 648 44% 648 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$330 1,013,968 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3714) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.2% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 106 Parallax 97.3 82% 102 fps	MRender 89.7 Gravity 98.4 Splatting 96.2 78% 94.8 fps
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$45 81,638 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 195 56 94 16 17 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 473 Write 389 Mixed 236 SusWrite 96.7 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 46.7 164% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 157 153% 243 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$59 281,332 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 84GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 120 122 121 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 110 Write 114 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 119 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 69%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 4,755 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 146 147 144 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 135 Write 103 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 145 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.M8FB 2x8GB 1,186 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	61.7% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 19.8 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 9.7 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 146 27% 146 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 76%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $108

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $266Bench 84%, 515,802 samples	1,157x
Core i5-6600KIntel $187Bench 80%, 286,724 samples	932x
Core i5-6500Intel $176Bench 71%, 190,776 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples	545x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples	386x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 642,081 samples	359x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 102%, 737,528 samples	229x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 110%, 647,981 samples	144x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $57Bench 108%, 494,336 samples	111x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	117x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 72%, 48,376 samples	96x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 71%, 78,172 samples	93x

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Total price: $845

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16