MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.2% 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 Drive271% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180623
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 22 '20 at 13:31
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 246
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 648
64% 525 Pts
64-Core 718
44% 718 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.2% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 111
Parallax 105
84% 106 fps
MRender 96.4
Gravity 96.4
Splatting 98.4
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB
753GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1623 1613 1625 1635 1669 1507 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
271% Outstanding
Read 1,659
Write 1,687
Mixed 1,048
SusWrite 1,612
338% 1,502 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 58.5
210% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 984
DQ Write 892
DQ Mixed 425
459% 767 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 271%
Great: 311%
SanDisk X400 256GB-$29
60GB free
Firmware: X4140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 127 90 63 54 85 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 487
Mixed 330
SusWrite 102
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 51.9
186% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 221
190% 281 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
232GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 106 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 164
Write 164
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 107
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2533 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 21.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 23.8
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 79%

 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 3,156 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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