MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive104% 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)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150907
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 11 '20 at 10:49
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU5%
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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 i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 477
64% 481 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 121
Parallax 123
102% 123 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 113
Splatting 101
104% 131 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 160 124 122 118 119 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 476
Mixed 388
SusWrite 154
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 56.8
191% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 104%
Great: 124%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
58GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,396
Write 1,527
Mixed 59.5
219% 994 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 27
4K Mixed 30.1
110% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 634
DQ Write 21.8
DQ Mixed 46
104% 234 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 255%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
631GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 142 141 144 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 156
Write 154
Mixed 84
SusWrite 143
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.7% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 14.7
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.4
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 96%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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