MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	291% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '19 at 12:56
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 277 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 687 75% 594 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7971) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 25.20.100.6323 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.9% Terrible	Lighting 8.27 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.38 7% 9.6 fps	MRender 11.7 Gravity 7.47 Splatting 16.5 10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.9% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.9% Below average	Lighting 39.7 Reflection 32 Parallax 38.1 32% 36.6 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 37 31% 38 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1496 1496 1525 1540 1494 1508 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 1,453 Write 1,443 Mixed 1,002 SusWrite 1,510 305% 1,352 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 90.3 323% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 937 DQ Write 917 DQ Mixed 321 408% 725 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 282%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 50GB free Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 450 136 34 80 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 447 Mixed 412 SusWrite 202 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 51.7 188% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 254 204% 282 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 618GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 40 39 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 17.6 Write 37.4 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 39.2 22% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 74%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 1,782 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 542GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 142 140 140 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 162 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 139 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 189%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV8GX4M1A2400C16 859B BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 029E CMV8GX4M1A2400C16 859B BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.6% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 24.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 79%

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Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,156 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	1,110x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	714x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	431x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	365x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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