MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	79.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	17.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '20 at 18:11
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 239 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 496 54% 428 Pts	64-Core 605 38% 605 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3773) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.7% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 109 Parallax 100 84% 104 fps	MRender 93.7 Gravity 101 Splatting 98.6 80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 167 143 134 132 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 379 Write 352 Mixed 288 SusWrite 157 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 31.9 134% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 219 194% 292 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 43GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 137 139 139 153 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 114 Write 120 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 134 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 109%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 216GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 80 81 81 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 75 Write 75.5 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 80.2 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 87%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 318GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 170 178 182 145 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 127 Write 126 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 151 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 110%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 116 115 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 123 Write 116 Mixed 81 SusWrite 115 146% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.8 293% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 32GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 20 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 18 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 80%

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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 3,155 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	713x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	431x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	364x
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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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