MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	73.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 19:43
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 100 2-Core 204 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 395 53% 395 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.8% Very good	Lighting 87.5 Reflection 111 Parallax 108 71% 102 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 96.6 Splatting 96.3 79% 96.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 301 301 302 301 303 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 422 Mixed 413 SusWrite 302 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 40 165% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 236 206% 306 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 995GB free Firmware: ABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 153 157 156 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 132 Write 161 Mixed 32 SusWrite 154 86% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 16GB 152 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24.1 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 21 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 106%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,160 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	1,111x
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 $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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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