MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.1% 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 Drive84.2% 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 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)
Memory0.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160926
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '17 at 20:41
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 279
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 752
83% 655 Pts
64-Core 813
50% 813 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 115
Parallax 104
92% 110 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 101
Splatting 83.1
76% 93.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 496
Write 289
Mixed 279
78% 355 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 18.8
120% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 40.8
92% 194 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2176 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.6% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 23
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 23.6
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 108%

 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 2,474 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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