MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 39% Jet ski


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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.3% 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	395% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '21 at 18:33
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i5-6400-$70 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 594 80% 594 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1527 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 49.4 Parallax 49.8 39% 49 fps	MRender 44.2 Gravity 44.1 Splatting 38.4 34% 42.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 746GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1485 2015 2128 2176 2180 1448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	395% Outstanding	Read 2,714 Write 2,238 Mixed 249 SusWrite 1,906 395% 1,777 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 101 352% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 1301 DQ Write 1,431 DQ Mixed 585 656% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 373%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 310GB free Firmware: 32B3T8EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1379 971 967 974 972 973 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,774 Write 1,824 Mixed 1,628 SusWrite 1,039 404% 1,816 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 101 344% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,189 DQ Write 1,197 DQ Mixed 651 638% 1,012 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 373%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 113GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 102 102 100 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 83.2 Write 83.4 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 100 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 78% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX 24GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2953, 2953, 2953, 2953 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 31.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,122x
Core i5-6600KIntel $122Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	727x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	424x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	437x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	271x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16