MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59% 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	86.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '18 at 07:03
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

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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 i7-7700K-$234 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 141 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 782 77% 630 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 75.2 Reflection 76.1 Parallax 65.3 61% 72.2 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 68 Splatting 63.4 55% 67.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$72 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 40209 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2152 (B1) Unknown 96 96 43 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 44 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 182 (F1) Unknown 99 99 38311416550	86.5% Excellent	Read 503 Write 341 Mixed 347 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 21.7 136% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 45.4 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 46.9 63% 109 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 93GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3700 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 22 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 50 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 4 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2435269889	116% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 405 Mixed 413 98% 443 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 48.3 184% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 130 150% 259 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 41798936 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7359 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 39386 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4056 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 22 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 46 420806681 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 9856 (C2) HDA temperature 25 54 90194313241 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -65073049501404 (F1) Unknown 100 253 42244114 (F2) Unknown 100 253 20405696	109% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 178 Mixed 177 139% 185 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.22 90% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 584GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 197 0 (03) Spinup time 171 157 6408 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3068 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4276 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 53 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 18 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3068 (C2) HDA temperature 125 98 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	38.9% Below average	Read 68.9 Write 66.4 Mixed 51.7 47% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.22 76% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 312GB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 208154152 (03) Spinup time 96 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 81 81 19734 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 4341066677 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 22758 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2005 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 39 1963237638170 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 67 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 65 65 71474 (C2) HDA temperature 26 61 -140737488355302 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 119683558676050 (F1) Unknown 100 253 25054896564 (F2) Unknown 100 253 42128092284	67.1% Good	Read 118 Write 117 Mixed 101 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.21 71% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 168GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 100 231516384 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7382 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 276158 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4056 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 22 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 55 420806681 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 9567 (C2) HDA temperature 25 45 90194313241 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 89279485182243 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4228804133 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2405433299	107% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 172 Mixed 163 134% 178 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.21 85% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G21332 2x8GB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 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	40.5% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 14.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 79%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,136x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	734x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	429x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	445x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	368x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	272x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	91x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $937

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369