MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.1% 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	183% 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 14:41
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

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-$59 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 77.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 213 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 386 49% 372 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6500-XT-$140 2,413 User benchmarks, average bench 50% ASRock(1849 5226) Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 61 Reflection 79 Parallax 124 50% 88.1 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 31.9 54% 71.2 fps
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 442GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 578 622 619 617 561 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,646 Write 1,434 Mixed 649 SusWrite 585 240% 1,079 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 45.7 148% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 898 DQ Write 688 DQ Mixed 723 560% 770 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 254%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M4A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 26.5 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 19.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,219 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	1,134x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	733x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	429x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	445x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	367x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	272x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	90x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $937

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Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369