MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.1% 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	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	19.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '19 at 23:42
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 249 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 623 66% 525 Pts	64-Core 633 39% 633 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7971) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.78% Terrible	Lighting 8.1 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 8.09 7% 9.22 fps	MRender 12.1 Gravity 7.3 Splatting 16 10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.78% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Lighting 38.8 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 36.8 32% 35.4 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 35.8 30% 37 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 102 82 68 62 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 467 Write 246 Mixed 88 SusWrite 99.7 49% 225 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 28.1 102% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 85.3 DQ Write 27 DQ Mixed 38.9 33% 50.4 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 118%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 1,782 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 542GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 138 143 143 144 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 174 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 142 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 189%
Seagate ST3250823AS 250GB-$99 5,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 233GB free Firmware: 3.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 67 67 67 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 64.2 Write 15.8 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 66.7 35% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 37%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 179GB free Firmware: 2BA30002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 46 49 49 49 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 74.5 Write 63.2 Mixed 49 SusWrite 47.3 43% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 59%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 630GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 34 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 38.4 23% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV8GX4M1A2400C16 859B BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 029E CMV8GX4M1A2400C16 859B BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.1% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 23.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 79%

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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	1,112x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	718x
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	268x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $269	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 $177	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