MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Graphics7.51% 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 Drive240% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150807
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 11 '15 at 22:48
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 160
2-Core 318
109% 239 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 695
74% 593 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70% Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7971) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4256
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.51% Terrible
Lighting 7.73
Reflection 11
Parallax 6.81
6% 8.53 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 16.3
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.51%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
336GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0135 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 2,028
Write 975
Mixed 1,326
318% 1,443 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 217
4K Mixed 51.3
244% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 629
DQ Write 540
DQ Mixed 243
275% 470 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 240%
Great: 230%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
912GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 166
Mixed 168
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 2.38
4K Mixed 0.35
129% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Corsair Survivor 3.0 128GB
79GB free, PID 1a0a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Read 196
Write 31.9
Mixed 38.2
81% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 6.19
4K Write 0.74
4K Mixed 0.35
60% 2.42 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 46%
Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,156 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $802
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HDDRAMUSB
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