MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.8% 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	114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '21 at 16:20
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 (79^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 87.2 1-Core 129 2-Core 246 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 697 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.8% 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: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2103 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.8% Excellent	Lighting 96.4 Reflection 143 Parallax 86.7 79% 109 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 104 Splatting 106 85% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU760 1TB 966 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 700GB free (System drive) Firmware: XA004R23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 416 406 415 415 418 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 386 Mixed 371 SusWrite 414 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 55.6 187% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 278 215% 293 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 660GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 395 397 397 398 399 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 375 Write 374 Mixed 358 SusWrite 396 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 29.8 97% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 183 128% 158 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 195 196 196 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 193 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 196 108% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.3 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: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 31.4 Write 30.8 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 19.1 37% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1 200% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23.5% 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: 19 19 19 19 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 30.7 Write 31 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 19.2 36% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.8 217% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 25.7% 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)	79.9% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 24.9 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 25.3 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.9% 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 3,169 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
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 $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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16