MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	160% 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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '18 at 00:16
Run Duration	106 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 85% 155 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 695 69% 565 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Drevo Ares 256GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 238GB free Firmware: C2.1.6S Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1,789 Write 693 Mixed 994 254% 1,159 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 28.4 155% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 37.4 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 27.8 72% 141 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 168%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 128GB-$110 2,093 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4242 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 362 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 95 (AE) Unknown 99 99 58 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 501 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 43 43 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 12160 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3941 (F2) Unknown 99 99 3651	160% Outstanding	Read 1,757 Write 683 Mixed 954 248% 1,131 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 26.1 153% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 42.4 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 25 35% 62.7 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 188%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 164 Write 155 Mixed 144 197% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.42 4K Write 4.51 4K Mixed 0.58 178% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR2 2x8GB 2,319 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11.7 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.8 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 79%

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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%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,136x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	734x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	429x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	445x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	368x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	272x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 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	91x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $937

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359