MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150907
Uptime	13.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '21 at 12:37
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$299 220,902 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 216 81% 139 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 592 63% 492 Pts	64-Core 593 40% 593 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$770 164,579 User benchmarks, average bench 138% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	136% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 169 Parallax 175 141% 173 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 156 Splatting 128 130% 159 fps
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 148%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$140 696,417 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 218 182 175 179 153 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 444 Mixed 369 SusWrite 224 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 61.4 208% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 344 258% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Kingston SHFS37A480G 480GB 1,483 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 132GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 203 193 191 199 183 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 336 Write 222 Mixed 281 SusWrite 197 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 19.2 4K Mixed 18.8 76% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 81.1 DQ Mixed 87.9 80% 125 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 65%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 21,467 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 152GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 429 432 439 446 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 359 Write 386 Mixed 334 SusWrite 436 86% 379 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 40.3 148% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 203 177% 260 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$78 97,209 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 184 183 182 184 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 139 Write 124 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 182 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 715 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $108

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $299Bench 83%, 504,930 samples	1,332x
Core i5-6600KIntel $188Bench 80%, 276,441 samples	1,085x
Core i5-6500Intel $235Bench 71%, 210,312 samples	450x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,100,904 samples	614x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,100,889 samples	459x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 677,318 samples	419x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 104%, 772,089 samples	248x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 111%, 696,417 samples	159x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $66Bench 107%, 554,333 samples	128x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples	124x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $89Bench 72%, 79,760 samples	107x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 72%, 52,140 samples	106x

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Total price: $909

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $180	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $215	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-11600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16