MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% 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	340% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '20 at 22:08
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 703 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 230 Parallax 253 178% 234 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 220 Splatting 145 164% 209 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 112GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 97 96 88 92 103 MB/s Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	70% Very good	Read 257 Write 153 Mixed 189 SusWrite 98.4 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 43.6 156% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 110 86% 117 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 75%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 696GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1948 2033 1334 1181 1181 1175 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2501 Write 2,236 Mixed 1,370 SusWrite 1,476 424% 1,896 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 88.6 298% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 1,283 963% 1,286 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 372%
WL5000GSA12872B 5TB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4TB free Firmware: EK01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 192 194 192 193 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 22.5 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 194 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 306% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
Intenso External USB 3.0 1.5TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 340GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 68 73 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 61.2 Write 67.8 Mixed 30 SusWrite 71.3 78% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR1 2x8GB 2,335 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 79%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,116x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	723x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	436x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16