MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	65.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	121% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 21:48
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 479 64% 479 Pts	64-Core 524 32% 524 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Lighting 83.2 Reflection 82.2 Parallax 70.6 68% 78.7 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 75.6 Splatting 77.6 62% 75.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 415 455 442 395 397 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 470 Mixed 433 SusWrite 418 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 54.8 194% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 294 240% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75 5,727 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 55GB free Firmware: 1.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 207 208 208 208 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 466 Write 205 Mixed 230 SusWrite 207 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 38.8 142% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 176 151% 225 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 164 163 163 166 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 126 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 162 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 113%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 184GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 58.7 Write 51.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 56.2 38% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 43%
Verbatim 64GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 28GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	8.26% Terrible	Read 28.8 Write 14.5 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 11.6 22% 17.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.26% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47 29,751 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2880 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 26.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 28 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 98%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

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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 $295	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