MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	149% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 12:46
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 87.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 271 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 524 68% 514 Pts	64-Core 514 32% 514 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Lighting 76.7 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 67.7 62% 74.2 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 72.7 Splatting 71.9 59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MyDigitalSSD BPX NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$60 1,326 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM03.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 285 923 337 227 862 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1,062 Write 229 Mixed 340 SusWrite 471 115% 526 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 45.9 170% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 907 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 292 287% 478 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 204%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 45GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 153 153 153 153 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 489 Mixed 401 SusWrite 179 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55.3 200% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 353 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 306GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 106 107 111 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 110 Write 105 Mixed 39 SusWrite 108 66% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 184%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 315GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 131 135 133 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 100 Write 63 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 133 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.5% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 24.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 24.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 119%

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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 $129Bench 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