MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	294% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150907
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 22:19
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th 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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 218 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 542 58% 463 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 376B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 165 Parallax 162 123% 160 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 152 Splatting 106 99% 122 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 977 979 1020 1002 996 989 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,330 Write 1,948 Mixed 1493 SusWrite 994 378% 1691 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 81.1 277% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 1,164 DQ Mixed 1,213 909% 1,210 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 372%
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 118GB free Firmware: Z2333000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 177 180 181 180 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 447 Write 181 Mixed 170 SusWrite 178 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 13.3 111% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 80.5 86% 142 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 944GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 176 177 177 176 177 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 134 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 175 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 27GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 7.3 6.8 6.8 5.7 7.4 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 11 Mixed 14 SusWrite 6.8 19% 17.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 3.2 162% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.2% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 20.7 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 3,160 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	1,111x
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	433x
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 $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 $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 $40	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