MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '23 at 17:14
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$122 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 222 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 374 46% 354 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% XFX(1682 9470) CLim: 1226 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.2% Below average	Lighting 41.5 Reflection 58 Parallax 65.3 34% 54.9 fps	MRender 59.1 Gravity 51.3 Splatting 42.8 41% 51.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 47%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 128GB 2,059 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1111A SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 114 94 85 96 87 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.6% Average	Read 187 Write 114 Mixed 174 SusWrite 101 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 17.3 4K Mixed 30 78% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 136 117% 176 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2133 C10 2x4GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 19.5 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	56	60	27"	1280 720	PHLC0C8 PHL 274E5

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,192 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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,122x
Core i5-6600KIntel $122Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	727x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	424x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	437x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	271x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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