MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.4% 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 Drive83.5% 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.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 10 '19 at 04:43
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 750
75% 608 Pts
64-Core 753
47% 753 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
HP(103C 82FB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (69th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.4% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 113
Parallax 95.2
82% 103 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 96.8
Splatting 100
80% 98 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2333000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 310 318 314 318 321 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 464
Write 312
Mixed 237
SusWrite 314
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 15.4
126% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 83.9
103% 176 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 170 173 183 180 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 184
Mixed 30
SusWrite 178
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
11GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Read 37.5
Write 12.3
Mixed 16.8
SusWrite 11.8
23% 19.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
76% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 8GB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.5% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 12
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 12.2
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.5%
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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