MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% 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	116% 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	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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '19 at 01:44
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 490 61% 467 Pts	64-Core 497 31% 497 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 149 Parallax 125 108% 135 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 135 Splatting 112 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 155 154 158 153 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 486 Mixed 399 SusWrite 184 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 64.1 222% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 462GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 160 160 161 160 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 136 Write 126 Mixed 74 SusWrite 160 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 604GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 192 193 193 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 137 Mixed 86 SusWrite 191 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 264GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 79 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 78.5 Write 78.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 79 89% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 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	44.3% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 13.3 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 14.7 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 88%

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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 3,160 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	1,111x
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 $94Bench 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 $273	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 $176	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