MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


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 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	74% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 23:01
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 116 2-Core 230 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 460 58% 438 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Lighting 78 Reflection 76.7 Parallax 67.4 64% 74 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 74.2 60% 72.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 70 59 57 53 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 482 Write 352 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 82.2 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 37.8 134% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 87.9 DQ Mixed 111 101% 159 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 346GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 135 139 140 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 137 Write 138 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 138 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 689GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 76 96 97 97 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 97 Write 39.2 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 89.2 83% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 21.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 21.6 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 104%

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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 3,156 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	1,110x
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) $30	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