MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.5% 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	223% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

High background CPU (28%). 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	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '21 at 03:06
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 243 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 419 53% 402 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 119F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.5% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 61.7 52% 64.2 fps	MRender 60.9 Gravity 65.2 Splatting 60.9 51% 62.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 832 879 886 862 954 889 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1214 Write 1,114 Mixed 975 SusWrite 884 235% 1,047 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 70.8 217% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,312 DQ Write 1,052 DQ Mixed 1187 887% 1,184 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 224GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 352 336 217 247 247 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 330 Write 242 Mixed 213 SusWrite 287 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 34.5 125% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 322 232% 295 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 98%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 339GB free Firmware: 0003HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 109 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 86.8 Write 65 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 108 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 173GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 184 178 177 185 185 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 126 Write 66.2 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 182 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 112%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 163 164 162 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 148 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 162 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FD 2x8GB 12,876 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.5% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 22.1 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 21 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 107%

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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	1,113x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	721x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	434x
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	81x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16