MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.7% 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	70.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '16 at 12:52
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 122 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 481 64% 479 Pts	64-Core 484 30% 484 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gainward(10B0 1184) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7306 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Lighting 47 Reflection 42 Parallax 54.9 38% 48 fps	MRender 57 Gravity 53 Splatting 39 40% 49.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD9SC120GEDA 120GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 105 12026687 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -72919954742767 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3219 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 531 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 31 42 21477589023 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 12026687 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 12026687 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 12026687 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 14137 (EA) Unknown 0 0 15233 (F1) Unknown 0 0 15233 (F2) Unknown 0 0 14525	70.7% Very good	Read 489 Write 127 Mixed 183 58% 267 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 17.3 129% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 42.4 59% 109 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 79%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 464GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 70 69 9349 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6201 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9542 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 4 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3991 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 64 141735034905 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 28 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 4 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 6355	73.6% Very good	Read 112 Write 145 Mixed 135 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 2.65 4K Mixed 0.46 123% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 2x4GB 1,065 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.4% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 13.1 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 88%

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

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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	1,111x
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	433x
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 $94Bench 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 $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 $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 $177	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