MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.5% 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	55.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160523
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 22:39
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 (92^nd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 236 89% 155 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 690 69% 562 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2184) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.5% Average	Lighting 48 Reflection 55.4 Parallax 45 39% 49.5 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 48 Splatting 62.6 49% 59.7 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 27 107 41 32 45 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 410 Write 86.8 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 60.8 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 18 88% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 18.1 64% 140 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 86%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 333GB free Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 383 384 382 382 383 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,013 Write 531 Mixed 387 SusWrite 390 128% 580 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 52.6 181% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 552 DQ Write 482 DQ Mixed 498 378% 511 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 155%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB-$14 6,096 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 236GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 81 82 83 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 85.3 Write 89.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 81.8 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 54%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 447GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 86 86 86 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 118 Write 80.7 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 86.4 115% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 165% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 58%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 29GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 19 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 21.2 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 18.6 32% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 138% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3360 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.5 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 30.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,169 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	1,113x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	721x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	434x
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	81x
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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $802

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16