MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	9.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '18 at 03:35
Run Duration	83 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4600-$27 16,729 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72% Very good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 100 2-Core 161 72% 118 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 301 39% 295 Pts	64-Core 305 19% 305 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA A454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 1780 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 43.1 Reflection 34.3 Parallax 44.3 35% 40.6 fps	Gravity 37.5 Splatting 39.3 34% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27% Great: 33%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 90 89644741 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8790 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 466964842 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12572 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4392 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 1105 (BC) Unknown 100 95 30065361532 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 53 504758302 (C2) HDA temperature 30 47 42949672990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 43 29 89644741 (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 -34535832002821 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3404740056 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2250741635	58.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 103 Mixed 98.8 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.51 116% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IR3000D464L16S/8G 1x8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 14 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 14.1 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 57%

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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	1,110x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	714x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	431x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	365x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	267x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	78x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $802

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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