MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.6% 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	233% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 13:30
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 592 79% 590 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8C95) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2127 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (74 fps cap detected)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 74 Parallax 64.7 60% 70.6 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 73.4 60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 599 318 320 320 320 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,978 Write 1,498 Mixed 573 SusWrite 366 244% 1,104 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 59.4 256% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,149 DQ Write 1,276 DQ Mixed 691 664% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 460 Write 356 Mixed 309 83% 375 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 42.4 156% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 102 128% 228 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 28.9 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 31 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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