MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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	124% 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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 03:57
Run Duration	402 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 271 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 737 73% 595 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 140 Parallax 133 105% 134 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 138 Splatting 121 103% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 440 461 477 481 463 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 461 Mixed 368 SusWrite 440 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 58.8 195% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 352 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80 8,191 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 188GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 905 1256 1436 994 443 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,460 Write 1,457 Mixed 1,256 SusWrite 910 338% 1,521 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 95 306% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,296 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 1,110 827% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 308%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 167 167 169 169 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 168 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 165 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 101%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 104 104 104 104 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	64% Good	Read 120 Write 103 Mixed 98.9 SusWrite 103 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64% 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% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.8% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 25.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 58: 7R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
58%	55%	33	344	280	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5B7F 27GL850

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,169 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	1,113x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	721x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	434x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $802

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16