MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.6% 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	81% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '18 at 22:32
Run Duration	778 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$130 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 228 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 403 49% 376 Pts	64-Core 451 28% 451 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8561) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Lighting 43 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 38.1 35% 41.6 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 35.6 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.4 444 450 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 420 Write 417 Mixed 366 SusWrite 149 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 38.5 138% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 299 220% 285 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 95%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 275GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 36GB free Firmware: 0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.1 316 331 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 285 Write 328 Mixed 250 SusWrite 108 55% 243 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 16 72% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 114 94% 134 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 149GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 2.3 115 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 119 Write 123 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 38.4 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 566GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 81 88 87 87 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	41% Average	Read 85.9 Write 83.8 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 57.1 47% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 466GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.2 46 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 44.4 Write 46.4 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 15.9 27% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 57%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 492GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.3 92 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 88.1 Write 83 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 31.1 46% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 25.3 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 21.3 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 88%

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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	1,116x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	724x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	436x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $801

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16