MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90% 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 Drive279% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '18 at 04:14
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 87.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
94% 173 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 800
82% 663 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 118
Parallax 101
93% 111 fps
MRender 99.1
Gravity 104
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB
462GB free
Firmware: 0
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
69% Good
Read 427
Write 430
Mixed 436
96% 431 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 16.9
80% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 29.8
DQ Write 45.2
DQ Mixed 22.3
21% 32.4 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 69%
Great: 97%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 2,043
Write 1,622
Mixed 1,613
391% 1,760 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 71
252% 94.3 MB/s
DQ Read 503
DQ Write 400
DQ Mixed 223
229% 375 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 279%
Great: 353%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 181
Mixed 165
135% 180 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.27
97% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 107%
Great: 97%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB
39GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
41.8% Average
Read 92.3
Write 86.8
Mixed 80.5
110% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 2.49
4K Mixed 1.93
179% 4.04 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 1319 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 KHX2133C14D4/8G 1319 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.9% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 23.3
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 73%

 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 3,168 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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