MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	98.4% 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	25.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	48.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '21 at 05:24
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 73 1-Core 93.6 2-Core 167 64% 111 Pts	4-Core 297 8-Core 623 54% 460 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.4% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 123 Parallax 119 101% 122 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 107 Splatting 97.9 94% 118 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.9 2.4 3.9 3.8 5.8 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25.1% Poor	Read 284 Write 3.2 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 3.9 16% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 50% 12.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 85%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 86GB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 109 353 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 347 Write 29.6 Mixed 193 SusWrite 87.7 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 16.7 76% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 32.6 86% 176 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 22GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 101 89 82 117 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 98.2 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2E3200C16 2x31.5GB 4,665 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 28.4 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 17.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 94.7 42% 94.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 53: 6R 4G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
53%	27%	79	189	60	144	27"	2560 1440	DELA0D1 Dell S2716DG

History: Score 13: 1R 2G 2B | Score 53: 6R 4G 11B

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,111x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	717x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	433x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	267x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	78x

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 $273	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 $177	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) $37	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