MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	65.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '18 at 19:13
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 250 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 712 72% 583 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 12GB free Firmware: O1203AB Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 62 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 449 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 44 (A3) Unknown 100 100 567 (94) Unknown 100 100 13464 (95) Unknown 100 100 232 (96) Unknown 100 100 44 (97) Unknown 100 100 195 (A4) Unknown 100 100 5360 (A5) Unknown 100 100 18 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 4 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 32010829299734 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 41462 (F2) Unknown 100 100 55124 (F5) Unknown 100 100 63315 (F6) Unknown 100 100 53856 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	77.5% Very good	Read 492 Write 238 Mixed 266 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 24.8 109% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 46.2 85% 173 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 95%
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2320000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 158 100 158 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 450 (A6) Unknown 100 100 10 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 62 (A9) Unknown 100 100 146 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 47 (AE) Unknown 100 100 12 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 100 214748364841 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 333 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4062 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2197 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2553	65.3% Good	Read 497 Write 177 Mixed 258 68% 311 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 3.66 97% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 25.3 63% 133 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905622-051.A00G 2x8GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 20.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 74%

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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	1,110x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	712x
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	364x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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) $35	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