MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '19 at 00:25
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 221 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 557 60% 475 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Lighting 75.9 Reflection 76.9 Parallax 66.7 62% 73.2 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 70 Splatting 71.3 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 197 199 201 194 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 486 Write 196 Mixed 190 SusWrite 195 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 13.5 112% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 77.2 87% 147 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 78%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 53GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 458 450 405 404 388 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 149 Mixed 256 SusWrite 425 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 38.4 139% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 301 222% 287 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 95%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 915GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 102 103 104 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 106 Write 97.8 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 102 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 86GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 111 110 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 111 Write 88.5 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 109 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 193 194 193 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 128 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 192 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 0420 F4-3000C16-8GTZR 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 0420 F4-3000C16-8GTZR 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.8% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 70%

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,160 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	1,111x
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 $40Bench 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