MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.47% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	88.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '18 at 10:27
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 712 74% 593 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 8A9E) 2GB CLim: 1006 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	8.47% Terrible	Lighting 9.37 Reflection 8.92 Parallax 11.3 8% 9.87 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 11.5 Splatting 12.4 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.47% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4285 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 288 (B1) Unknown 96 96 17 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 42 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 20 (F1) Unknown 99 99 7872858743	88.3% Excellent	Read 490 Write 271 Mixed 274 76% 345 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 30.1 135% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 65.7 102% 198 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 114%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 104GB free Firmware: 4.AAA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3101 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 550939212 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 19458 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 3051 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 45 923664418 (C2) HDA temperature 34 55 60129542178 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 84 62 244105142 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 183 285 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	50.6% Above average	Read 91.4 Write 84.8 Mixed 87.2 66% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 98% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB 12,708 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.1 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 20.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 80%

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

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Gaming 69%

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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	717x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	432x
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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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