MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '19 at 09:18
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 102 2-Core 189 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 362 43% 334 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.3 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 59.6 Parallax 89.2 56% 72.5 fps	MRender 60.6 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 77.9 56% 67.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Z3-64 64GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 57GB free Firmware: 1.86.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 70 77 70 71 70 MB/s Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.7% Average	Read 281 Write 156 Mixed 175 SusWrite 95.5 39% 177 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 20.4 84% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 42.4 DQ Write 47.8 DQ Mixed 75.2 48% 55.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 453GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 115 118 112 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 141 Write 143 Mixed 39 SusWrite 120 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 107%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 929GB free Firmware: SBM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 106 99 111 102 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 113 Write 75.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 105 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team-Elite-2400 2x4GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.5% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 19.3 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 85%

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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 3,159 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	1,110x
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	432x
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 $42Bench 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: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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