MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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	209% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '24 at 20:27
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 as expected (57^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 120 2-Core 243 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 662 67% 542 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 176 Parallax 169 132% 169 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 182 Splatting 124 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNV2S2000G 2TB 16,715 User benchmarks, average bench 280% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SBM02103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1049 1298 1438 1462 1446 1428 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1349 Write 1,186 Mixed 1,040 SusWrite 1,353 278% 1,232 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 28.4 123% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 626 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 605 516% 743 MB/s
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 394%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 931GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 429 463 472 468 470 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 411 Mixed 368 SusWrite 442 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 37 125% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 133%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 249GB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 115 118 115 117 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 142 Write 146 Mixed 20 SusWrite 117 137% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 38% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 53%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 91GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 91 92 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 80.2 Write 89.7 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 92 100% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65 2,716 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 21.2 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 81%

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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	2212	1100	60	31.5"	1280 720	GSM774F LG HDR 4K

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,180 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	1,117x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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	271x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $293	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