MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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	129% 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '18 at 21:23
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 776 83% 663 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 205 Parallax 187 156% 195 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 190 Splatting 130 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 302 307 305 303 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 496 Mixed 411 SusWrite 316 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 67.7 236% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 130GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 109 102 108 111 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 135 Write 120 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 110 71% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 107%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 340GB free Firmware: AX001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 100 100 101 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 99.2 Write 98.6 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 101 60% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 62%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 64GB 841 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 16GB free, PID 5599 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 9.4 10 11 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 9.9 Mixed 8.9 SusWrite 10.4 18% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.1 132% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 029E CMRX8GD3000C16R4D 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 16GB 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.7% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 14.5 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,111x
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	433x
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 $94Bench 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 $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 $273	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 $177	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