MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	48.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1400 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 17:34
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing way below expectations (7^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	36.8% Below average	Memory 58.8 1-Core 31.9 2-Core 59 34% 49.9 Pts	4-Core 82.7 8-Core 128 13% 106 Pts	64-Core 150 9% 150 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5170) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.8% Average	Lighting 49.6 Reflection 49.3 Parallax 71.9 40% 56.9 fps	MRender 86.9 Gravity 60 Splatting 88.4 65% 78.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 1.6 4.5 4.9 4.6 2.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 727GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 20 20 25 24 23 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	14.3% Very poor	Read 33.7 Write 36.5 Mixed 35 SusWrite 22.4 7% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 10.2 34% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26.5 DQ Write 23.2 DQ Mixed 24.5 18% 24.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 899GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 62 61 88 89 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 144 Write 159 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 74.6 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD824A.M16FE Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 859B CT8G4DFD824A.M16FE Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 17 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.7 20% 6.97 GB/s	Latency 131 30% 131 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 79%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,110x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	714x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	431x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	365x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	267x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	78x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $802

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16