MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.7% 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	246% 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	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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 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	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '17 at 12:25
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 554 74% 553 Pts	64-Core 556 34% 556 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 58.7 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 59.6 48% 61.7 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 55.8 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 287GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,986 Write 1,225 Mixed 1,226 327% 1,479 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 66 233% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 641 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 184 206% 361 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 242%
OCZ Trion 100 120GB-$60 4,424 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 112GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3039 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 709 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 4 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 194 194 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 143 (C2) HDA temperature 59 51 210454511657	68.2% Good	Read 501 Write 246 Mixed 269 74% 338 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 51.4 4K Mixed 7.38 83% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 31.8 75% 162 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 76%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 18GB free Firmware: MU01.4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 103 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 697 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 18 (A3) Unknown 100 100 339 (94) Unknown 100 100 25185 (95) Unknown 100 100 383 (96) Unknown 100 100 293 (97) Unknown 100 100 371 (A4) Unknown 100 100 14174 (A5) Unknown 100 100 18 (A6) Unknown 100 100 5 (A7) Unknown 100 100 11 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 56 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 55191155114024 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 16 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 39302 (F2) Unknown 100 100 86755 (F5) Unknown 100 100 83715 (F6) Unknown 100 100 50370 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	77.6% Very good	Read 497 Write 255 Mixed 274 75% 342 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 24.2 111% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 43.6 74% 148 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 91%
hp v165w 8GB 1,686 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 5307 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	6.86% Terrible	Read 24.2 Write 7.51 Mixed 10.3 15% 14 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 0.008 4K Mixed 0.01 27% 2.41 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.86% Great: 7%

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 @ 2520 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 25 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 88%

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Gaming 69%

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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 $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 $130Bench 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