MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 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 12:55
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 543 73% 543 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.8% 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 (99^th percentile)	62% Good	Lighting 77.3 Reflection 78.7 Parallax 68.2 63% 74.7 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 75 60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62% 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 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,095 Write 989 Mixed 626 200% 904 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 49.3 182% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 895 DQ Write 691 DQ Mixed 599 501% 728 MB/s
Poor: 101% Great: 204%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 45GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 157 152 153 153 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 486 Mixed 423 SusWrite 178 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 63.8 224% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 115%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 306GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 110 113 110 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 115 Write 92.2 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 109 64% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 184%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 315GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 101 100 100 90 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Write 13.8 SusWrite 99.1 40% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.4 44% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 63% 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 (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.5% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 25.4 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 119%

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

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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	717x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	432x
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 $45Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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