MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	77% 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	153% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	18.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '22 at 08:56
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	91%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 59.9 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 174 62% 110 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 366 43% 336 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.09 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77% Very good	Lighting 94.9 Reflection 106 Parallax 95.3 77% 98.6 fps	MRender 93.8 Gravity 92.4 Splatting 93.2 76% 93.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 286GB free (System drive) Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 232 182 180 186 180 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,334 Write 1,196 Mixed 1,167 SusWrite 215 219% 978 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 53.5 180% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 804 DQ Write 549 DQ Mixed 789 559% 714 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 237%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$105 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 921GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 379 407 423 426 421 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 415 Mixed 395 SusWrite 392 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 44.4 146% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 357 265% 351 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 179 178 180 180 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 146 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 179 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 870GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 178 182 185 184 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 172 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 177 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-4GRR 859B BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE 04CD F4-2133C15-4GRR 859B BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.7% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 20.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 128 31% 128 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 75%

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,197 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 $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 $120	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