MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way 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. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.6% 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 Drive98.1% 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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161222
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 07 '17 at 16:27
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way 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-$170
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 258
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 713
77% 612 Pts
64-Core 713
44% 713 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2012 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.6% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 114
Parallax 92.3
82% 102 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 94.5
Splatting 100
80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 128GB-$170
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X3540000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 438
Mixed 329
92% 416 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 18.3
137% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 18.4
88% 199 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 170
Mixed 163
129% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.21
85% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-2133 CL15 8GB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
76.5% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.8
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 78%

 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 3,200 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: 73% - Very good Total price: $938
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