MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive145% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180623
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateSep 17 '20 at 18:24
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 119
2-Core 236
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 464
59% 448 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Lighting 73.6
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 89.9
60% 77.6 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 74.1
Splatting 61
56% 69.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 289 296 297 296 291 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 1,040
Write 306
Mixed 336
SusWrite 294
108% 494 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 39
190% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 981
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 418
368% 570 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 145%
Great: 147%
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149
36GB free
Firmware: 4PC10365
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 166 170 168 167 166 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 247
Write 167
Mixed 161
SusWrite 168
42% 185 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 24.6
86% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 95.7
DQ Mixed 74.2
67% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 52%
Great: 51%
WD WD1001FAES-60Z2A0 1TB
827GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 129 128 128 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 132
Write 128
Mixed 73
SusWrite 128
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 25.4
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 32.9
SC Mixed 25.8
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 95%

 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 3,172 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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