MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.8% 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	91.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '21 at 18:02
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 115 2-Core 224 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 451 60% 448 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 809D) CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Lighting 18.9 Reflection 25.7 Parallax 29.1 15% 24.6 fps	MRender 25.5 Gravity 23.1 Splatting 22.8 19% 23.8 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD5SG2256G1052E 256GB 638 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10.04.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 346 295 297 281 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 367 Mixed 220 SusWrite 306 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 36.1 144% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 132 128% 204 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 122GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 90 89 87 87 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 126 Write 117 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 87.7 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 30.4 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 29.5 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 85: 10R 8G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
85%	22%	129	173	99	165	27"	1920 1080	SAC2736 DP

History: Score 45: 4R 5G 10B | Score 85: 10R 8G 11B

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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	1,111x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 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 $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 $273	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 $40	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