MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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. 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	70.7% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (71%). 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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '24 at 15:14
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	71%

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PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Memory 70.3 1-Core 86.3 2-Core 150 60% 102 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 168 25% 182 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Zotac(19DA 2516) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 112 Parallax 144 102% 127 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 122 Splatting 103 107% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$130 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 686GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 320 359 364 394 389 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 257 Write 281 Mixed 260 SusWrite 346 65% 286 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 28 89% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 157 143% 223 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 125%
Drveo X1 SSD 480GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 447GB free Firmware: O1225L SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 318 352 357 382 378 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 345 Write 278 Mixed 250 SusWrite 339 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 21.7 66% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 176 144% 207 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 18 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.9 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 14.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 98%

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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	828	451	30	84.6"	2560 1440	SAM7241 SAMSUNG

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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	1,114x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	723x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	436x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16