MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51% 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	224% 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 (22%). 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	6.6 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 03:09
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Memory 85 1-Core 121 2-Core 210 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 319 47% 342 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.3% 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 (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 61 51% 63.5 fps	MRender 60.3 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 60.4 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 936 937 903 1028 991 969 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1168 Write 963 Mixed 1,002 SusWrite 961 230% 1,023 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 68 222% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,192 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 1,090 821% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 224GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 409 332 247 245 245 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 353 Write 244 Mixed 242 SusWrite 309 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 31.3 121% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 326 244% 324 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 98%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 339GB free Firmware: 0003HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 109 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 90.7 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 108 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 110% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 173GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 128 128 128 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 146 Write 142 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 127 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 112%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 163 164 162 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 146 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 163 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.6% 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 (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.8% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 21.6 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 20.4 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.8% 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,124x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	728x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	425x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	438x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	367x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	271x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: 73% - Very good

Total price: $938

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16