MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.1% 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	99.6% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '18 at 14:37
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 502 68% 508 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.1% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 106 Parallax 94.1 84% 101 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 94.4 Splatting 98 79% 96.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_M500_MTFDDAK480MAV 480GB 1,217 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 429 Mixed 445 101% 454 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 29.4 135% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 58.4 110% 219 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 98%
SanDisk Cruzer 64GB 3,567 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 59GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 22.7 Write 7.1 Mixed 12.7 16% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.86 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 1.36 127% 2.69 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 625 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 27.7 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.5 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 101%

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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	1,111x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	717x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	433x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	267x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	78x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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