MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.8% 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	105% 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	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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '19 at 17:17
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 524 64% 491 Pts	64-Core 548 34% 548 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 119 Parallax 100 95% 112 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 105 Splatting 108 86% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 256GB 2,882 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 226 226 222 227 221 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 272 Mixed 247 SusWrite 224 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 45.7 187% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 243 202% 294 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 99%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 156GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 80 81 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 80.3 Write 83 Mixed 44.8 SusWrite 80.6 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 61%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB 1,413 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA870 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 134 134 136 137 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 130 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 136 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3E1 1x8GB 1,278 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2700 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	48.2% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 12.9 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 14.4 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 47%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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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