MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.6% 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	62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '17 at 05:57
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 222 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 649 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 652 40% 652 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7971) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.7% Terrible	Lighting 6.87 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 6.75 6% 7.94 fps	MRender 10.5 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 14.2 9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.7% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.6% Average	Lighting 53.9 Reflection 62.2 Parallax 50.5 44% 55.5 fps	MRender 77 Gravity 53.8 Splatting 69.6 55% 66.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 149956958 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 59356448030851 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 0 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 41 52 30068178985 (C2) HDA temperature 41 52 30068178985 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 149956958 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 149956958 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 149956958 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 4294967296 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4294965052 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1341 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1341 (F2) Unknown 0 0 285 (F4) Unknown 98 98 8847439	62.6% Good	Read 492 Write 162 Mixed 239 65% 298 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 6.88 93% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 39.9 63% 120 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 141GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 182249912 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 582 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 34447078 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2928 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 525 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 655370 (BD) vendor-specific 89 89 11 (BE) vendor-specific 58 56 706215978 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7649 (C2) HDA temperature 42 44 25769803818 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 73757473376755 (F1) Unknown 100 253 42906434565 (F2) Unknown 100 253 288863641734	69.7% Good	Read 126 Write 115 Mixed 104 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 5.36 4K Mixed 0.55 176% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAR11 4x4GB 175 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.1 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.4 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 79%

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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	1,111x
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