MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.9% 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	120% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '19 at 18:23
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 224 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 417 57% 425 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.8% 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: 436.15 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.9% Very good	Lighting 96.5 Reflection 103 Parallax 97.5 79% 98.9 fps	MRender 92.2 Gravity 93.2 Splatting 94 76% 93.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MyDigitalSSD SBX NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$95 196 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 312 408 455 347 304 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 567 Write 502 Mixed 490 SusWrite 380 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 37.9 146% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 912 DQ Write 420 DQ Mixed 542 435% 625 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 170%
Micron_M500_MTFDDAK480MAV 480GB 1,217 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 89GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 244 223 198 205 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 408 Write 373 Mixed 318 SusWrite 225 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 35.2 136% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 180 170% 267 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 98%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 667GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 77 79 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 78.2 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 747GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 124 122 121 121 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 154 Write 124 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 120 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 8TB 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 153 155 155 155 152 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 130 Write 151 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 153 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 201% 2.03 MB/s

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.1% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 20.9 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 101%

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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 3,156 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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

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