MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '20 at 03:23
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 93.2 2-Core 234 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 666 66% 540 Pts	64-Core 683 42% 683 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8C95) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.7% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 58.6 52% 62.9 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 63 Splatting 67.7 54% 66.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 299GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2034 931 798 803 801 803 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,551 Write 2,323 Mixed 1,879 SusWrite 1,028 435% 1,945 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 93.8 316% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,394 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 1,270 958% 1,286 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 355%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 466GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 445 409 409 413 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 478 Mixed 386 SusWrite 428 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 54.7 195% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 290 234% 331 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 118%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 55 55 55 55 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 411 Write 321 Mixed 296 SusWrite 86.9 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 25.7 132% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 144 137% 209 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 797GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 172 174 174 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 172 Mixed 110 SusWrite 173 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 23.9 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 23.8 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 107%

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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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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