MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	5.54% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	86.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '22 at 20:53
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 258 85% 155 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 744 73% 596 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7971) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	5.54% Terrible	Lighting 7.2 Reflection 9.8 Parallax 9.2 6% 8.73 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 10.2 Splatting 0 5% 6.87 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.54% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 141 101 92 58 4.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 482 Write 311 Mixed 325 SusWrite 76.3 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 38.6 166% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 185 166% 248 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 95%
Ibm-esxs ST10000NM0578 E 10TB 4TB free Firmware: ECH8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 208 211 209 212 212 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.5% Poor	Read 208 Write 188 Mixed 136 SusWrite 210 42% 186 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 14.6 4K Mixed 3 21% 7.9 MB/s	DQ Read 7.9 DQ Write 8.2 DQ Mixed 2.6 3% 6.23 MB/s

Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 269GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2276 598 598 598 597 598 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,551 Write 2,364 Mixed 1,634 SusWrite 878 415% 1,857 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 91.7 309% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,499 DQ Write 1,191 DQ Mixed 1,311 990% 1,333 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 340%
Bc711 NVMe SK hynix 128GB 362 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 107GB free Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 732 451 236 226 226 224 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 806 Write 735 Mixed 685 SusWrite 349 144% 644 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 87.5 299% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 826 DQ Write 736 DQ Mixed 834 611% 799 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 602GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 193 196 196 196 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 161 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 192 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
Hitachi H7240AS60SUN4.0T 4TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: A3A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 159 159 159 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 161 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 158 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 185% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$70 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	77.2% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 23.5 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 73.3 54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 94%

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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 $130Bench 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	271x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $293	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 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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