MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.8% 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	65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '18 at 16:03
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 221 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 448 60% 448 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85ED) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 60.4 56% 66.3 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 68 55% 67.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNS064GMCP 64GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: TA2ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 250 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1707 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 200 200 0 (A9) Unknown 119 119 82117527 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 194 194 51551731783 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 0 0 9 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 0 0 170 (C2) HDA temperature 64 18 352187318308 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4333 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3855 (F2) Unknown 0 0 3311	65.9% Good	Read 490 Write 138 Mixed 206 60% 278 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 16.2 118% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.9 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 13.6 32% 63.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 250GB free Firmware: HP73 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 99 2192 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 744 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 83926135 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9799 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 744 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1146026842 (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 78 61 370409494 (C2) HDA temperature 22 40 47244640278 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 59 34 2192 (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	56.8% Above average	Read 99.7 Write 98.4 Mixed 94 73% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 84% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.4 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 14.4 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 67%

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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 $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