MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	26.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '18 at 17:16
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 753 76% 617 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.3% Poor	Lighting 29.6 Reflection 34.4 Parallax 27.8 24% 30.6 fps	MRender 42.7 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 39 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 252 252 214 247 264 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 466 Mixed 241 SusWrite 257 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 47.3 167% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 192 180% 283 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 669GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 485 487 489 491 491 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 481 Mixed 433 SusWrite 487 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.5 201% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 164 132% 191 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 1TB 2,597 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 81GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,237 Write 7,486 Mixed 7,591 1,734% 7,771 MB/s	4K Read 492 4K Write 288 4K Mixed 345 1,340% 375 MB/s	DQ Read 1324 DQ Write 984 DQ Mixed 1,036 806% 1,115 MB/s
Poor: 84% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 179 186 185 188 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 176 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 185 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 4x8GB 1,464 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 23.2 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 24.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 92%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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