MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '21 at 21:04
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 204 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 682 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.1% 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 5170) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2126 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 120 Parallax 107 87% 111 fps	MRender 99.5 Gravity 105 Splatting 106 85% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU760 1TB 966 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 701GB free (System drive) Firmware: XA004R23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 107 156 250 64 271 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 230 Mixed 316 SusWrite 208 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 47.1 173% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 149 136% 210 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 112%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 662GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 18 18 19 19 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.3% Very poor	Read 33.9 Write 37.3 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 18.5 7% 31.3 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 14.2 47% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 23.9 DQ Write 25.5 DQ Mixed 23 18% 24.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 196 195 197 197 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 184 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 195 109% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 30.7 Write 30.3 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 9.8 33% 25 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1 202% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 86%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.7 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 31 Write 30.9 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 10 31% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 183% 2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD824A.M16FE Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 859B CT8G4DFD824A.M16FE Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24.5 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 24.3 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	31.5"	1280 720	GSM76F5 32inch LG FHD

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,175 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	1,116x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	723x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	436x
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	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16