MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.44% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive200% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '17 at 23:02
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 274
96% 171 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 798
82% 664 Pts
64-Core 797
49% 797 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7976) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4541
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.44% Terrible
Lighting 7.77
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 7.5
6% 8.96 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 15.9
10% 11.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.44%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 360GB
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 1,430
Write 1,192
Mixed 1,331
294% 1,318 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 99.4
4K Mixed 43
170% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 427
DQ Write 384
DQ Mixed 128
172% 313 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 200%
Great: 147%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2800 C14 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 28.2
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 29
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 51.3
78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,478 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $912
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