MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	216% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '18 at 01:42
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 112 2-Core 203 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 412 53% 402 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.8% Very good	Lighting 92.9 Reflection 112 Parallax 92.6 76% 99 fps	MRender 97 Gravity 91.2 Splatting 99.8 79% 96 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 244 255 254 242 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,900 Write 1,282 Mixed 606 SusWrite 278 224% 1,016 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 64.2 234% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 1,035 DQ Mixed 742 666% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 236%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB 5,703 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 215GB free Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 265 272 275 275 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 388 Write 274 Mixed 254 SusWrite 268 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 35.4 134% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 171 155% 235 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 87%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 447GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 324 369 247 130 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 420 Write 305 Mixed 340 SusWrite 255 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 18.7 98% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 29.8 81% 170 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 76%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 711GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 39.8 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 40.5 51% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 20.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,156 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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