MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 39% Jet ski


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 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	40.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	127% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '20 at 02:17
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 547 75% 558 Pts	64-Core 565 35% 565 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3001) 3GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Lighting 52.3 Reflection 35.2 Parallax 66.2 43% 51.2 fps	MRender 33.5 Gravity 53.9 Splatting 43.2 36% 43.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53 30,265 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 198 219 215 220 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 704 Write 839 Mixed 650 SusWrite 249 137% 610 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 51.7 187% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 702 DQ Write 456 DQ Mixed 517 402% 559 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 141%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 89GB free Firmware: 525ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 82 74 65 68 66 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 134 Write 96.5 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 73.6 22% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 30.4 116% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 77.1 DQ Mixed 87.2 68% 95 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 73%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$33 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 352GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 178 177 179 174 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 162 Mixed 102 SusWrite 176 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 450GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 87 Write 87.7 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 89.1 107% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-2800 CL15 4GB 2x4GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 30 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 30.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

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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	724x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	421x

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 $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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16