MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics147% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 25 '18 at 23:58
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 72%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th 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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 122
2-Core 208
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 585
60% 483 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
147% Outstanding
Lighting 203
Reflection 216
Parallax 221
165% 213 fps
MRender 244
Gravity 199
Splatting 120
146% 188 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 147%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 480GB
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSBG200
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 93 95 99 91 155 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 452
Write 413
Mixed 356
SusWrite 106
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 37.4
126% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 89.8
120% 217 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 95%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
3TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 195 197 197 191 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 194
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 195
110% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 112%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
71.1% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 22.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 20.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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