MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84% 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	243% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '19 at 15:00
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 836 85% 688 Pts	64-Core 839 52% 839 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 111 Parallax 95.2 86% 104 fps	MRender 97.8 Gravity 97.8 Splatting 98.1 80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1601 546 496 502 464 514 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,521 Write 1,834 Mixed 1,542 SusWrite 687 314% 1,396 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 71.4 251% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 1,453 DQ Mixed 1,302 1,011% 1378 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 262%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$36 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 346GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 191 191 190 191 191 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 122 Mixed 81 SusWrite 190 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 90 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 108 Write 83 Mixed 66 SusWrite 98.3 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 67%
UDISK PDU01_4G 86I2.0 4GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 0165 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	5.41% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 2.2 Mixed 3 SusWrite 3.7 7% 7.35 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.41% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4B8G2J2400A14K 2x8GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 24.9 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.3 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 91%

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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 3,179 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	1,117x
Core i5-6600KIntel $88Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	725x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	422x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	436x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $801

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16