MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 171%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics191% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive226% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 03 '21 at 22:19
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 495
67% 501 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
191% Outstanding
Lighting 278
Reflection 245
Parallax 316
226% 280 fps
MRender 310
Gravity 240
Splatting 173
190% 241 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 191%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1007 476 314 313 313 313 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 1,941
Write 1,454
Mixed 589
SusWrite 456
245% 1,110 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 56.6
225% 87.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,119
DQ Write 1,249
DQ Mixed 703
662% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 226%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
346GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 50 28 17 14 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
8.27% Terrible
Read 3.2
Write 39.2
Mixed 3.5
SusWrite 25.6
13% 17.9 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0
6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 8.27%
Great: 114%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146
3TB free
Firmware: FP1R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 181 183 180 182 183 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 27.2
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 26.4
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 59.1
68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 91%

 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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