MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	130% 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	113% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150907
Uptime	13.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '21 at 12:37
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 228 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 644 61% 506 Pts	64-Core 638 40% 638 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 169 Parallax 175 142% 173 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 156 Splatting 128 127% 159 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 218 182 175 179 153 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 444 Mixed 369 SusWrite 224 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 61.4 208% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 344 258% 344 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Kingston SHFS37A480G 480GB 1,387 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 132GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 203 193 191 199 183 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 336 Write 222 Mixed 281 SusWrite 197 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 19.2 4K Mixed 18.8 76% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 81.1 DQ Mixed 87.9 80% 125 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 66%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 152GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 429 432 439 446 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 359 Write 386 Mixed 334 SusWrite 436 86% 379 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 40.3 148% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 203 177% 260 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 184 183 182 184 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 139 Write 124 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 182 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 836 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 95%

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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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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