MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	161% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	50.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '22 at 05:44
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 752 75% 610 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 134 Parallax 137 116% 138 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 119 Splatting 97.5 104% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB 13,576 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 453GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1387 332 293 281 286 274 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,198 Write 1,533 Mixed 1,090 SusWrite 476 242% 1,074 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 66.5 212% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 674 DQ Write 99.3 DQ Mixed 205 196% 326 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$199 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 249GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 220 161 160 163 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 213 Mixed 379 SusWrite 208 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 54.1 191% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 893GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 78 95 92 86 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 53.6 Write 83.2 Mixed 19.1 SusWrite 88.7 44% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 87%
G-drive USB 10TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 39 Write 41.3 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 41.3 29% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 136%
WD easystore 264D 14TB 1,761 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 412GB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 100 111 107 109 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 123 Write 128 Mixed 149 SusWrite 108 175% 127 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 3.5 293% 5.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 107%
WD easystore 264D 18TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 10TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 213 222 226 216 226 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 217 Write 223 Mixed 159 SusWrite 221 278% 205 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 2.4 436% 6 MB/s	DQ Read 2.3 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 2.1 393% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 33.8 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 31.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 135%

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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	1,117x
Core i5-6600KIntel $88Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	725x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	422x

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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $801

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16