MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	169% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '21 at 06:41
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 533 71% 532 Pts	64-Core 533 33% 533 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Lighting 75.7 Reflection 78.6 Parallax 79.7 62% 78 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 71.5 59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Bc501 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 2,214 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80001C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 534 688 685 504 364 335 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,082 Write 800 Mixed 483 SusWrite 518 160% 721 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 51.7 206% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 708 DQ Write 715 DQ Mixed 558 462% 660 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 168%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 35.6 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.8 SC Mixed 31.3 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%

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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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	78x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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