MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	47.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '19 at 00:37
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 202 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 445 59% 444 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 111 Parallax 104 84% 106 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 103 Splatting 99.9 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
V Series SATA SSD 120GB 3,411 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: V3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 58 39 103 36 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 375 Write 265 Mixed 194 SusWrite 61.8 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 8.7 91% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 77.3 DQ Write 82.2 DQ Mixed 11.5 28% 57 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 172GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 160 160 159 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 158 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 160 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 32GB 7,326 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 29GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	7.48% Terrible	Read 25.6 Write 9.5 Mixed 14 SusWrite 8.2 17% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 33% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.48% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X4GF2400C16K4 2x4GB 809 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.4% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.1 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 90%

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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 3,168 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	1,112x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	721x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	434x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x

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	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16