MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.2% 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	55.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '17 at 01:06
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 109 2-Core 199 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 302 40% 300 Pts	64-Core 292 18% 292 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 69 Parallax 60.5 60% 67.7 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 68.4 Splatting 70.5 58% 70.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 1766 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 530 (A5) Unknown 100 100 2632867054352 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 6 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 7 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 47 41 253403070517 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1120989479173 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 387 (EA) Unknown 100 100 3675 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1854 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1982 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	55.7% Above average	Read 505 Write 65.9 Mixed 291 62% 287 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 5.58 94% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 29.8 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 5.79 41% 88.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 78%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 728GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 123 123 12897157304 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 437 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 353 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 122 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 437 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 437 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 184685035558 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	109% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 185 Mixed 166 136% 182 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.21 105% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$30 19,452 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 24.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 25.3 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,110x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	714x
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	365x
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 $46

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