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Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

 Compatible Components (from 3,156 PCs)

Popular components in PC builds with the MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Motherboard.

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,110x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples714x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples420x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples284x
Core i5-6600Intel  $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples171x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples431x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples365x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples267x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples217x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples115x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples66x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples47x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples75x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples67x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples59x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 3,156 user systems
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntelBench 81%, 588,978 samples$180
GPU
GTX 1070NvidiaBench 80%, 1,459,281 samples$132
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsungBench 103%, 951,591 samples$100
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 85%, 653,654 samples$40
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $802

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HDD
RAM
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CAN-User, 2 years ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 3080-Ti Very good UFO - 191 97 163  93  209  85  76  104 $939
AUS-User, 2 years ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 3080-Ti Average UFO - 181 94 156  87  212  189  62  75 $1,878
AUS-User, 22 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 3080 Excellent UFO - 188 105 149  99  192  265  96  106 $1,576
BRA-User, 2 years ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 3080-Ti Very good UFO - 182 88 157  84  223  132  87  76 $1,556
GBR-User, 2 years ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 3090 Above average UFO - 177 94 154  84  217  304  -  73 $2,034
USA-User, 22 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 3080-Ti Above average UFO - 170 91 146  84  206  219  35  78 $1,878
DEU-User, 14 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 3090-Ti Above average UFO - 188 89 153  83  232  119  -  78 $530
POL-User, 24 months ago.Core i5-6400, RTX 3070-Ti Very good UFO - 177 106 141  98  180  338  47  102 $1,029
USA-User, 2 years ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 3080-Ti Above average UFO - 168 86 143  81  210  76  79  88 $1,421
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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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