MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	41.5% 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	461% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (82%). 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	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '19 at 23:49
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 94 2-Core 219 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 501 56% 443 Pts	64-Core 562 35% 562 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1260 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.5% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 65.4 Parallax 74.9 49% 66.8 fps	MRender 0.05 Gravity 35.7 Splatting 53.3 27% 29.7 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVPV256HDGL-000H1 256GB 3,288 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW74H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 40 37 39 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	461% Outstanding	Read 5,149 Write 46.2 Mixed 91 SusWrite 37.5 277% 1,331 MB/s	4K Read 624 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 5.9 955% 211 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 461% Great: 237%
Samsung MZNTE256HMHP-00000 256GB 803 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 238GB free Firmware: EXT2200Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 261 262 257 261 258 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 450 Write 261 Mixed 194 SusWrite 260 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 28.3 112% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 85.7 125% 236 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 90%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 590GB free Firmware: 20.01H20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 126 132 162 139 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 137 Write 96 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 140 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 69%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 628GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 101 104 105 105 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 68.8 Write 93.5 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 101 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 63%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB 7,914 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 15GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 12 11 11 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	25.1% Poor	Read 124 Write 16 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 12.7 42% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.7 111% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 4x8GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 25.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 24.3 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 116%

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

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,116x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	723x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	436x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $801

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16