MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics74.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.
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)
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 06 '19 at 02:17
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 137
2-Core 251
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 814
74% 621 Pts
64-Core 812
50% 812 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.3% Very good
Lighting 86.9
Reflection 100
Parallax 77.3
71% 88.1 fps
MRender 97.6
Gravity 96
Splatting 102
81% 98.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 83 101 125 124 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
67% Good
Read 122
Write 120
Mixed 77
SusWrite 111
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 67%
Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 158 162 164 165 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 148
Write 96.7
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 162
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.7
209% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 29.2
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 28.3
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 85%

 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 3,159 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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