MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	221% 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.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150907
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '20 at 22:57
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 97.9 2-Core 197 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 295 8-Core 346 42% 320 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Lighting 76.5 Reflection 64 Parallax 89.7 62% 76.7 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 82.7 59% 70.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1004 641 677 646 641 656 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,756 Write 1840 Mixed 1,584 SusWrite 711 331% 1,473 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 58.8 205% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 815 DQ Mixed 1,007 750% 1,002 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 284%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 918GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 130 131 133 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 131 Write 131 Mixed 65 SusWrite 131 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 74%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 770GB free Firmware: 08.01A08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 110 111 109 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 106 Write 43.8 Mixed 56 SusWrite 110 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 62%
Intenso Alu Line 16GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 11 10 11 11 9.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	7.21% Terrible	Read 20.8 Write 4 Mixed 9.3 SusWrite 9.4 12% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 52% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.21% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 9,293 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 24.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 20.8 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 3,168 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	1,112x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	721x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	434x
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	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $802

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16