MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '17 at 04:20
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 113
2-Core 227
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 642
67% 537 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2205 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.9% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 112
Parallax 95.2
83% 103 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 96.8
Splatting 101
82% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
859GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 159
Write 131
Mixed 123
103% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 2.56
4K Mixed 0.55
131% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
772GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 135
Mixed 146
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.59
4K Mixed 0.33
120% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD48G240081 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 21.8
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 23
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77%
Great: 89%

 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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