MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.59% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	222% 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '21 at 11:26
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4600-$27 16,729 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 113 2-Core 199 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 324 42% 315 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7971) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	5.59% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 3 Parallax 7.1 5% 5.47 fps	MRender 5.4 Gravity 6.3 Splatting 10.7 6% 7.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.59% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB 34,043 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFK0N01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1356 422 503 525 506 568 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,369 Write 1,786 Mixed 1,331 SusWrite 647 289% 1,283 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 77 270% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,156 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 1,034 763% 1,012 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 244%
Adata XPG EX500 250GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 69GB free Firmware: 9301 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 42 44 44 44 44 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 41.4 Write 46.2 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 43.4 29% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FADM 2x4GB 369 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.9% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 13.4 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	23.5"	1280 720	SAM0D20 S24F350

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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 $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) $30	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