MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '20 at 23:27
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 746 77% 620 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 115 Parallax 108 91% 112 fps	MRender 98.6 Gravity 101 Splatting 98.7 82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 512 Write 451 Mixed 409 102% 457 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.1 196% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 297 242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 123%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 132GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 76 76 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 54.6 Write 55.9 Mixed 40.6 SusWrite 76.1 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 57%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 34GB free Firmware: 3.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 44 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 55.3 Write 25.5 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 46.7 31% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 42%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 205 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 15GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 9.3 8.2 9.3 7.8 9.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	6.74% Terrible	Read 22.3 Write 3 Mixed 7 SusWrite 8.6 11% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.74% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 4,119 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 32.6 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

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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 $134	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