MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive117% 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.
Memory8GB 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 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)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 30 '19 at 17:29
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 66.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 232
76% 140 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 460
62% 463 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Lighting 34.7
Reflection 25.7
Parallax 31.9
28% 30.7 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 33.1
Splatting 32.3
28% 34.4 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 286 288 290 290 290 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 470
Mixed 353
SusWrite 291
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 61.2
210% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 313
237% 318 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 117%
Great: 122%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
466GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 98 101 101 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 94.5
Write 88.7
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 99
61% 83.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 9.8
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 9.8
26% 9.07 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 31%
Great: 80%

 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 3,160 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $807
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HDDRAMUSB
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