MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	85.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151030
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 12:56
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (100^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 266 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 510 70% 518 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 103 Reflection 112 Parallax 95 84% 103 fps	Gravity 95.3 Splatting 99 86% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 212 202 190 177 172 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 496 Write 472 Mixed 343 SusWrite 219 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 36.7 118% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 269 223% 321 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 121%
Sandisk SD8SBBU480G1122 480GB 1,863 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 104GB free Firmware: Z3106000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 372 409 282 153 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 350 Write 374 Mixed 166 SusWrite 285 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 17.5 84% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 20 64% 140 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 67%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$80 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 708GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 401 455 454 414 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 470 Mixed 436 SusWrite 426 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 53.2 173% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 307 246% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3000C15-8GVGB 0420 F4-3000C15-8GVKB 0420 F4-3000C15-8GVGB 0420 F4-3000C15-8GVKB 32GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,116x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	723x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	436x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16