MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	79.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

9 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '23 at 08:14
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 724 75% 601 Pts	64-Core 735 46% 735 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$250 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% MSI(1462 C979) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Lighting 109 Reflection 86.3 Parallax 92.6 89% 95.9 fps	MRender 84.8 Gravity 74.5 Splatting 66.7 61% 75.3 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 11,155 Write 9,512 Mixed 9,983 2,278% 10,216 MB/s	4K Read 726 4K Write 321 4K Mixed 431 1,822% 493 MB/s	DQ Read 1751 DQ Write 1,232 DQ Mixed 1,283 1,015% 1,422 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 130GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 491 488 488 491 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 454 Mixed 427 SusWrite 490 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 65.7 222% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 137%
Intel 670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 14,932 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 346GB free Firmware: 003C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2169 2189 1897 155 149 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,421 Write 2,111 Mixed 1415 SusWrite 1,119 395% 1,767 MB/s	4K Read 76.6 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 97.8 351% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 849 DQ Write 1,223 DQ Mixed 605 578% 892 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 383%
Samsung PSSD T7 500GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 65GB free, PID 4001 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 553 204 230 217 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 534 Mixed 478 SusWrite 342 623% 457 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 37.2 3,410% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 30.9 DQ Write 74.2 DQ Mixed 41.4 4,046% 48.8 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 31.7 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 32.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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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: 0P 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	71	60	60	23"	1280 720	ACI23C5 ASUS VP239

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,121x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	727x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	424x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	437x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	271x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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