MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	120% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.8% 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.

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

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	16.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	36.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '21 at 06:44
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 72.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 227 75% 137 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 398 55% 406 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 181 Parallax 172 132% 171 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 172 Splatting 120 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 225 145 114 130 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 394 Mixed 346 SusWrite 176 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 46.7 164% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 357 268% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 599GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 335 412 427 430 441 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 433 Mixed 410 SusWrite 387 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 53.8 180% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 350 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 469GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 332 406 167 182 182 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 389 Write 418 Mixed 353 SusWrite 257 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 34.7 126% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 325 247% 332 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 146GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 281 296 296 298 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 442 Mixed 351 SusWrite 291 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 54.9 184% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 355 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Sony Hard Drive 2TB 384 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 657GB free, PID 05bf Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 81 81 81 82 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 64.1 Write 66.8 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 81.2 82% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 46%
WD My Passport 260D 5TB 716 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 22 19 22 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 100 Write 34.7 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 21.8 51% 46.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.8 45% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 65%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 60GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 159 173 178 187 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 233 Write 177 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 169 206% 163 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 8.1 659% 9.93 MB/s	DQ Read 12.9 DQ Write 9.7 DQ Mixed 9.1 687% 10.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.8% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 20.8 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 94.7 42% 94.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 114%

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,156 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	1,110x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	714x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	431x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	365x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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