MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	132% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '19 at 12:29
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 594 78% 585 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2552 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 161 Parallax 136 119% 148 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 146 Splatting 120 105% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 256GB 3,923 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 227 201 221 212 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 674 Write 850 Mixed 800 SusWrite 258 146% 645 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 52.1 188% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 695 DQ Write 703 DQ Mixed 499 430% 632 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 151%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 121GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 76 76 54 64 76 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 438 Write 405 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 115 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 25.5 84% 21.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 208 209 209 210 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 141 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 207 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 589GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 199 200 200 200 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 159 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 197 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 153 153 153 153 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 106 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 151 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 31.6 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 29.8 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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