MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52% 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	93.7% 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160125
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '17 at 10:21
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 575 77% 573 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PwrHis(1787 2343) ≥ 4GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 58.4 Parallax 78 52% 66.7 fps	MRender 57.8 Gravity 52.4 Splatting 74.9 52% 61.7 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk A20 240GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN137a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^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 5441 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 44 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 959 (A9) Unknown 100 100 8590327809 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 192 192 4302176290 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 99 99 2058 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 22 (C2) HDA temperature 60 60 257700003880 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 99 99 1 (E9) Unknown 100 100 67105682688 (EA) Unknown 100 100 94173545792 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7430979722 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2885006159	93.7% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 302 Mixed 364 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 29 142% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 31.9 97% 209 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 94%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 111 Write 159 Mixed 146 105% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.32 4K Mixed 0.44 176% 1.96 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 213%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 467GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 199 175 5016 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10684 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 24 24 55581 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 690 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 560 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 150 150 150365 (C2) HDA temperature 117 87 33 (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	34.3% Below average	Read 66.9 Write 52.5 Mixed 71.2 48% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.2 56% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.1% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 26.7 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.1 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 91%

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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	1,112x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	78x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $45	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