MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


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 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	88.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 05:12
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 706 73% 587 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 117 Parallax 100 91% 110 fps	MRender 98.4 Gravity 102 Splatting 103 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 88%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7971) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.94% Terrible	Lighting 8.27 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 8.28 7% 9.43 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 7.43 Splatting 16.4 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.94% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 42GB free Firmware: P1225C SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 434 433 426 428 425 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 413 Mixed 319 SusWrite 426 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 30 117% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 209 169% 235 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 105%
Sandisk SD8SBBU120G1122 120GB 2,087 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3106000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 271 Write 246 Mixed 42.5 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 17.6 111% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 61.4 DQ Mixed 32 50% 99.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 770GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 168 166 167 166 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 147 Write 140 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 167 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 108%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 153 154 154 152 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 155 Write 152 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 153 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 282% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,358 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 24.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 23.7 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 104%

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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