MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.3% 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	101% 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	19.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 12:51
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 678 69% 556 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 5180) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.3% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 138 Parallax 98 102% 120 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 124 Splatting 96.5 90% 112 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 266GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 256 265 259 257 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 439 Mixed 251 SusWrite 260 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 48.6 166% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 206 179% 268 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 178 179 179 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 167 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 177 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
WDC WD50 00BEVT-00A0RT0 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 466GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 53 54 56 58 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.5% Poor	Read 77.4 Write 65.9 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 54.3 81% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 27%
WDC WD16 00YS-23SHB0 160GB 149GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 53 54 56 58 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.2% Poor	Read 62.7 Write 61.1 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 54.3 75% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.27 MB/s

WDC WD10 02FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 881GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 113 Write 108 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 0.7 96% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 4x8GB 2,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	78.1% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 23.9 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 24.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 85%

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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	8	6	60	23.8"	1280 720	ACR046F R240HY

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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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $802

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16