MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150907
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '19 at 20:20
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 110 2-Core 224 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 414 55% 415 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48% Average	Lighting 54.1 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 50.9 44% 55.9 fps	MRender 77.7 Gravity 54.4 Splatting 70.9 56% 67.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: R211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 115 108 114 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 316 Write 134 Mixed 168 SusWrite 113 40% 183 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 26.6 112% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 35.5 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 39 40% 61.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 81%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 149GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 319 298 347 349 361 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 383 Write 337 Mixed 285 SusWrite 332 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 42.5 144% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 47.6 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 66.1 58% 83.8 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 134%
WD WD1600JD-22HBB0 160GB 2,425 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 100GB free Firmware: 08.02D08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 57 58 58 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 56.7 Write 58.5 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 57.6 37% 50.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 384GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 99 101 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 110 Write 95.8 Mixed 66 SusWrite 99.6 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 7,794 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	72.8% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 24.4 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 20.9 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 79%

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

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $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 $40	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