MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.7% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 14:06
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$249 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 307 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 847 84% 683 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 108 Parallax 93.9 86% 102 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 96.3 Splatting 98.2 80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 864 Write 1,697 Mixed 1,525 309% 1362 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 66.4 258% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,383 DQ Write 1,334 DQ Mixed 1,055 876% 1,257 MB/s
Poor: 125% Great: 262%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 720GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 117 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 143 Write 145 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 118 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 108 Write 82.3 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 108 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.1 237% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4B8G2J2400A14K 2x8GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 33 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 28.2 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 28.5 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 91%

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

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,127x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	728x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	425x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	439x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	367x
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: 73% - Very good

Total price: $938

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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