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MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.8% 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	77.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150907
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '20 at 16:32
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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-$90 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 70.6 1-Core 105 2-Core 219 72% 132 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 344 41% 314 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.79 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.8% Below average	Lighting 30.4 Reflection 56.7 Parallax 29.1 25% 38.7 fps	MRender 56.2 Gravity 55.4 Splatting 46.4 42% 52.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 131 119 114 109 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 403 Write 367 Mixed 348 SusWrite 149 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 33.8 119% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 345 260% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$95 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 153 159 160 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 170 Mixed 30 SusWrite 157 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB-$227 628 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.9 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 18.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 88%

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,369 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 $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,193x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	764x
Core i7-6700Intel $130Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	450x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	464x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	386x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	285x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	162x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	85x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	83x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	105x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	97x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $895

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $330