MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


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 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	109% 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.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '18 at 20:21
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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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 i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 248 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 743 74% 601 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 155 Parallax 133 117% 144 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 139 Splatting 114 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 251GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,599 Write 6,006 Mixed 6,217 1,401% 6,274 MB/s	4K Read 414 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 268 1,085% 299 MB/s	DQ Read 1,181 DQ Write 756 DQ Mixed 848 665% 928 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 128GB 2,624 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 91GB free Firmware: HTRAN101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 451 450 453 454 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 216 Mixed 435 SusWrite 443 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 39.9 130% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 319 246% 334 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80 8,191 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 477GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1190 1479 1541 910 436 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,432 Write 1,570 Mixed 1,298 SusWrite 997 350% 1,574 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 79.8 256% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,130 DQ Write 838 DQ Mixed 942 715% 970 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 308%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 123 123 124 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 82 Write 115 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 123 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 101%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 677GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 101 102 101 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 54.8 Write 57 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 97.5 51% 69 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FADM 859B BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FADM 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.4% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 21.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 76%

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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 $178	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