MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	171% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	350% 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	11.9 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	Jun 03 '20 at 07:27
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 290 86% 160 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 808 84% 673 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.8% 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; GV-N208TAORUS X-11GC, AORUS Xtreme 11G CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 243 Parallax 243 200% 244 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 235 Splatting 144 166% 212 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 171% 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: 54 71 92 107 106 112 MB/s Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.7% Good	Read 195 Write 146 Mixed 182 SusWrite 90.2 34% 153 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 41.1 152% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 85.8 74% 110 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 75%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 691GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2470 2114 1185 1172 1081 669 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,530 Write 2,436 Mixed 1,728 SusWrite 1,448 456% 2,036 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 93.3 309% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,540 DQ Write 1,359 DQ Mixed 1,438 1,081% 1,446 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 372%
WL5000GSA12872B 5TB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: EK01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 185 185 186 186 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 240 Mixed 100 SusWrite 187 132% 181 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 431% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 111% 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: 66 73 71 73 72 69 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 68.2 Write 67.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 70.6 78% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 30.3% 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% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 23.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 79%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,120x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	727x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	424x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	437x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	271x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16