MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.07% 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	49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). 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 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150717
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '17 at 01:01
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4400-$45 36,432 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	54% Above average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 202 71% 126 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 213 28% 210 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 14,881 User benchmarks, average bench 7% PNY(196E 0593) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	8.07% Terrible	Lighting 11 Reflection 10.4 Parallax 3.84 9% 8.42 fps	MRender 8.76 Gravity 8 Splatting 6.7 6% 7.82 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.07% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 240GB 7,812 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 224GB free Firmware: LSBG200 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 43 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 31 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 26 29 64426410010 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 31 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 21 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 193 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 193 (F2) Unknown 100 100 250 (F9) Unknown 100 100 1 (FC) Unknown 100 100 0	95% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 361 Mixed 372 92% 417 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 39.8 144% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 85.1 86% 143 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 90%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 198 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 426 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 30 (A3) Unknown 100 100 322 (94) Unknown 100 100 33024 (95) Unknown 100 100 519 (96) Unknown 100 100 376 (97) Unknown 100 100 493 (A4) Unknown 100 100 11147 (A5) Unknown 100 100 73 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 8 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 148 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 47455817760801 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 46619 (F2) Unknown 100 100 28408 (F5) Unknown 100 100 65836 (F6) Unknown 100 100 66048 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	49.5% Average	Read 490 Write 67.9 Mixed 76.1 45% 211 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 14.1 81% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 33.2 DQ Write 60.6 DQ Mixed 9.26 18% 34.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 91%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 95 (03) Spinup time 118 118 25791103295 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2161 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 4 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 13789 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1808 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2164 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2164 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 158914838556 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 6 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	76.5% Very good	Read 127 Write 139 Mixed 125 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.4 100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 74%
Samsung HD105SI 1TB 5,813 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 912GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 75 73 7868 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 799 (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 31444 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 408 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 7 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 62 163209805849 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 825	67.4% Good	Read 96.4 Write 138 Mixed 95.9 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 2.81 4K Mixed 0.52 129% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 1319 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 GKE400UD51208-2400AH 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.2% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.7 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 19.9 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 95.8 42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 68%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,112x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	721x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	434x
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	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $802

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16