MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	72.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	30 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '17 at 23:03
Run Duration	370 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 818 83% 672 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 169 Parallax 144 132% 158 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 154 Splatting 123 110% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2201000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 152 100 152 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 385 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 47 (A9) Unknown 100 100 431 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 38 (AE) Unknown 100 100 97 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 100 201863462940 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5722 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3193 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3015	72.8% Very good	Read 495 Write 329 Mixed 386 89% 403 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 4.26 108% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.5 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 4.32 25% 53.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 0707 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 106 Write 122 Mixed 98.9 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.13 83% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 73 (03) Spinup time 151 151 21491286267 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 480 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 32 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2192 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 385 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 610 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 610 (C2) HDA temperature 240 240 184684576793 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 39 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	96.7% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 152 Mixed 149 122% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.21 86% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 108%
SABRENT 500GB 1,200 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 466GB free Firmware: 0204 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 107 Write 117 Mixed 108 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.42 104% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 63%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 30GB free, PID 00c4 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	5.98% Terrible	Read 26.1 Write 5.18 Mixed 10.2 14% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.43 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.008 17% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.98% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905622-051.A00G 4x8GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2900 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 30.3 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 96%

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,159 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

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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	717x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	432x
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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $179	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