MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.1% 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '19 at 09:09
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

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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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 720 71% 583 Pts	64-Core 725 45% 725 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 45.8 Parallax 37.3 171% 97.6 fps	MRender 56.9 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 51.9 41% 49.5 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SN6S256G1122 256GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: X3540000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 218 113 90 126 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 465 Mixed 208 SusWrite 137 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 40.1 164% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 220 183% 268 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 97%
Crucial BX100 1TB-$500 1,367 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 48GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 433 436 437 284 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 434 Mixed 348 SusWrite 407 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 48 176% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 207 176% 257 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 108%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 7GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 453 Mixed 403 101% 452 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 53.1 183% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 233 210% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 174 179 178 176 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 170 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 178 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$170 3,887 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.6% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 13 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 16.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 89%

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

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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) $35	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