MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.9% 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	43.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 02:33
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	2%

Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 265 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 734 74% 603 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 79.3 51% 69.6 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 55 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 89 95 75 105 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 470 Write 382 Mixed 159 SusWrite 104 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 0.2 35% 17.2 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 30.5 70% 142 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 86%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 45GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,706 Write 7642 Mixed 7,905 1,803% 8,084 MB/s	4K Read 682 4K Write 350 4K Mixed 408 1,742% 480 MB/s	DQ Read 1,621 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 1,065 820% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 214GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 66 69 69 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 56.2 Write 63.5 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 66.9 39% 53.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.1% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 23.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 23.9 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 109%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,154 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	712x
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	364x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $802

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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