MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.4% 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	191% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560x1440x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	9.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '22 at 19:50
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 221 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 411 55% 410 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3414) CLim: 1230 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.30.02 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.4% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 57 Parallax 67.1 36% 56.1 fps	MRender 56.3 Gravity 53.4 Splatting 39.9 40% 49.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 654 342 334 337 332 331 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,554 Write 1,317 Mixed 540 SusWrite 388 211% 950 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 58.1 192% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,155 DQ Write 893 DQ Mixed 988 749% 1,012 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 254%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 262GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 117 117 118 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 145 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 117 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 108%
Seagate NAS HDD 2TB-$98 3,967 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 118GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 90 90 110 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 99.6 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 96.1 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905625-030.A00G 2x8GB 2,560 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.2% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 12.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 13.5 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 69%

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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	717x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	433x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	78x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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