MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50% 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	66.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '17 at 18:59
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$130 342,244 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 (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 532 71% 529 Pts	64-Core 533 33% 533 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 86.2 52% 71.6 fps	MRender 62.1 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 52 46% 57.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 169 Write 180 Mixed 599 72% 316 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 17.9 109% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 497 DQ Mixed 20.1 118% 261 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 157%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 852GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 171 4233 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1530 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3643 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1385 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 115 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 189 189 33374 (C2) HDA temperature 116 102 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	79% Very good	Read 149 Write 126 Mixed 127 101% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.19 94% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$35 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 33.9 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

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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	1,113x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16