MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	212% 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	38.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150907
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 17:29
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 231 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 638 59% 495 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4044) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	212% Outstanding	Lighting 311 Reflection 292 Parallax 0.2 254% 201 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 259 Splatting 193 213% 271 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 80GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,221 Write 2,105 Mixed 1,715 449% 2,014 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 80.9 265% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 949 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 834 624% 835 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 1.5 1.1 56 52 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 274 Write 212 Mixed 286 SusWrite 53 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 13.9 60% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 0.1 36% 89.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 328GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 175 170 172 172 174 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 134 Write 101 Mixed 72 SusWrite 170 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 116GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 181 182 184 181 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 120 Write 101 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 182 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 28.8 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 25.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 105%

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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	1,111x
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 $179	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