MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics121% 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 Drive73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150717
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 09 '20 at 05:20
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 137
2-Core 274
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 741
81% 642 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3606 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.85
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 153
Parallax 152
130% 155 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 139
Splatting 113
117% 148 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 121%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 182 158 172 164 166 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 492
Write 467
Mixed 226
SusWrite 175
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 63.2
4K Mixed 18.2
104% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 167
160% 252 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 114%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
46GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,495
Write 1,477
Mixed 1,034
366% 1,669 MB/s
4K Read 63.1
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 89.1
316% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 1,296
DQ Mixed 994
789% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 26.5
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 34.1
SC Mixed 26.5
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 83%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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