MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.7% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 15 '19 at 06:06
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 240
89% 156 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 739
78% 626 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.8% Good
Lighting 78.6
Reflection 77.9
Parallax 67
64% 74.5 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 72.8
Splatting 75.7
60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 254 252 222 244 217 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 407
Mixed 257
SusWrite 248
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 41
156% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 220
184% 267 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 104%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
404GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 482 485 483 493 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 483
Mixed 407
SusWrite 486
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 62.2
213% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 361
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40
171GB free
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 119 150 151 118 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 362
Write 240
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 141
42% 190 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 0.2
80% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 0.2
42% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVK 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 32.7
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 44.9
SC Mixed 32.2
94% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 55.8
72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%

 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 3,169 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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