MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics136% 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 Drive107% 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150907
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateAug 13 '18 at 02:31
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 256
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 706
71% 576 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 194
Reflection 206
Parallax 204
158% 201 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 184
Splatting 127
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50
637GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1026A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 396 372 409 418 400 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 422
Mixed 299
SusWrite 394
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 45
163% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 198
172% 253 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
769GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 178 160 181 183 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 164
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 175
99% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB
5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 179 161 188 183 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 150
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 177
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.8
335% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
76% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.7
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 24.5
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 76%
Great: 80%

 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 3,155 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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