MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.1% 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 Drive90.9% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180623
Uptime8.8 Days
Run DateJan 31 '23 at 22:43
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 254
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 670
66% 540 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.1% Very good
Lighting 90.4
Reflection 106
Parallax 95.5
74% 97.5 fps
MRender 93.6
Gravity 95.1
Splatting 95.8
78% 94.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 231 60 52 39 29 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 620
Write 310
Mixed 376
SusWrite 96.2
77% 350 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 46
162% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 174
146% 205 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
414GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 443 439 464 470 474 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 488
Mixed 405
SusWrite 452
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 51.4
182% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 160
129% 186 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 113%
Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 186 184 184 188 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 187
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 185
104% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 16GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.2% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 23.9
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 23.7
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 100%

 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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