MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics106% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 13 '19 at 04:17
Run Duration238 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 97
2-Core 183
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 516
53% 426 Pts
64-Core 564
35% 564 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 155
Parallax 166
106% 150 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 139
Splatting 99.8
109% 139 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 106%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
297GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 863 389 381 390 374 365 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59
654GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 168 172 172 177 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 136
Mixed 31
SusWrite 173
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.8
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 58%
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 3,169 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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HDDRAMUSB
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