MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78.1% 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	98.3% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 05:29
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 476 66% 486 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.1% Very good	Lighting 94.9 Reflection 113 Parallax 96.6 77% 102 fps	MRender 96.2 Gravity 94 Splatting 100 80% 96.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 166 172 169 175 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 494 Mixed 362 SusWrite 198 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 43.7 167% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 205 188% 288 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 97%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 485GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 386 472 483 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 481 Mixed 366 SusWrite 443 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 50.3 193% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 256 215% 313 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 271GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 118 122 118 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 120 Write 94.7 Mixed 70 SusWrite 119 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 264GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 72 Write 73.8 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 81.6 52% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 32.5 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

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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	717x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	432x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	78x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 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: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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