MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	84.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.7% 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	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '21 at 00:55
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 240 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 673 69% 554 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5170) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2103 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 118 Parallax 106 86% 109 fps	MRender 98.1 Gravity 104 Splatting 103 83% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU760 1TB 966 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 702GB free (System drive) Firmware: XA004R23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 93 140 267 61 265 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 385 Mixed 367 SusWrite 186 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 55.1 185% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 284 221% 302 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 112%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 197 196 194 195 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 191 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 195 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	2.44% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.7 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 0.3 1% 0.55 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 2.44% Great: 86%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 513 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 662GB free, PID 61f5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.48% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.7 Mixed 0.7 SusWrite 0.3 1% 0.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 50% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 2.48% Great: 411%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	2.39% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.7 Mixed 0.8 SusWrite 0.3 1% 0.62 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 35% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 2.39% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD824A.M16FE Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 859B CT8G4DFD824A.M16FE Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 24.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	31.5"	1280 720	GSM76F5 32inch LG FHD

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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	1,110x
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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Total price: $802

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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