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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	302% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	12.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '22 at 09:55
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 508 65% 494 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1105 999 984 983 1048 1088 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,412 Write 2,196 Mixed 1,500 SusWrite 1,034 399% 1,785 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 81.8 272% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,573 DQ Write 1,025 DQ Mixed 1,216 929% 1,271 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 372%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 441GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 79 80 81 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 424 Write 87.5 Mixed 117 SusWrite 80.2 38% 177 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 24 109% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 82.7 DQ Mixed 112 89% 126 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 58GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 112 119 103 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 117 Write 107 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 112 66% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 107%
Toshiba MG09ACA18TE 18TB 251 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 16TB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 248 251 252 254 235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 224 Write 238 Mixed 100 SusWrite 249 148% 203 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.6 258% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G KF3000C15D4/8GX KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX2666C15D4/4G 24GB 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.9% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.7 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,156 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	1,110x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	714x
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	365x
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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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