MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	105% 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	47.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150708
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '20 at 12:56
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 107 2-Core 214 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 424 56% 422 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 129 Parallax 130 112% 132 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 135 Splatting 107 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 17 174 147 159 3.6 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 407 Write 373 Mixed 293 SusWrite 113 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 17.5 68% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 80.1 DQ Write 81.6 DQ Mixed 41.7 42% 67.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 61%
Kingdian S280 120GB 1,698 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 59GB free Firmware: R1008A SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 142 143 145 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 374 Mixed 381 SusWrite 171 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 60.6 201% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 122 140% 238 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 630GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 109 110 113 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 172 Write 116 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 109 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 434GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 131 134 136 136 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 134 Write 138 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 134 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 88%
Generic MassStorageClass 64GB 691 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 32GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 52 51 51 52 53 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 65.2 Write 50 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 49.3 62% 48 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3.6 232% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB 2,220 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.3 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 22.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 80%

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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 $177	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