MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '19 at 02:07
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 774 83% 661 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2622 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 163 Parallax 143 132% 156 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 150 Splatting 118 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 279 256 226 179 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 238 Mixed 286 SusWrite 224 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 47.2 177% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 210 187% 284 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 184 189 188 189 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 190 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 188 106% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 4x8GB 2,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	77.2% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 24.4 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 19.8 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 85%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,114x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	723x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	435x
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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16