MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.4% 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 Drive84% 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)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime5 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 18:40
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 255
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 701
70% 568 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6181) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.4% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 139
Parallax 131
103% 132 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 127
Splatting 104
93% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2333000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 281 320 323 321 321 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 499
Write 304
Mixed 225
SusWrite 296
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 14.9
125% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 83.6
105% 183 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84%
Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
913GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 158 158 161 161 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 128
Write 156
Mixed 20
SusWrite 159
83% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.1% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.5
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 25.1
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 106%

 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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