MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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.
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

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '19 at 21:19
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 635 83% 626 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% PNY(196E 1301) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 122 Parallax 126 104% 126 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 127 Splatting 103 107% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Team L5 LITE SSD 120GB 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1222A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,888 Write 59.5 Mixed 121 489% 2,356 MB/s	4K Read 894 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 5 1,363% 301 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 205GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 174 174 177 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 191 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 175 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 162 160 158 162 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 112 Mixed 97 SusWrite 159 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-15-15 D4-2133 2x8GB 1,169 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	69.7% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 20.6 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 21.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 80%

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

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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