MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	141% 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	84.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '21 at 12:01
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 249 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 669 66% 541 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	141% Outstanding	Lighting 201 Reflection 201 Parallax 192 164% 198 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 151 Splatting 128 125% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 511GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 368 368 373 376 373 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 366 Write 371 Mixed 258 SusWrite 371 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 27.2 116% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 222 178% 250 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 105%
Crucial_CT1050MX300SSD1 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 717GB free Firmware: 20.04F20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 104 102 104 104 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 105 Write 99 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 104 22% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 4% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 488GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 141 143 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 158 Write 158 Mixed 88 SusWrite 142 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 109%
WD My Book 25ED 10TB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 39.5 Mixed 34 SusWrite 22.1 45% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 98%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 30.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 20.8 38% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FADG 4x8GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.4% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 25 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 19.1 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 89%

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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	1,110x
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 $184	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) $35	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