MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 159%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 125%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics167% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.3% 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.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161214
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 06 '18 at 06:47
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 71%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 149
2-Core 296
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 556
74% 555 Pts
64-Core 534
33% 534 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Lighting 236
Reflection 243
Parallax 257
192% 245 fps
MRender 267
Gravity 226
Splatting 148
168% 214 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 167%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 198 163 194 196 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 425
Write 269
Mixed 306
SusWrite 195
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 37.5
150% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 173
160% 248 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 91%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
140GB free
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1043 325 323 326 326 327 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 1,974
Write 1,496
Mixed 638
SusWrite 445
252% 1,138 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 54
226% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,057
DQ Write 1,255
DQ Mixed 720
664% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 226%
Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
147GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1024 641 636 635 635 634 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 1,956
Write 1,763
Mixed 734
SusWrite 701
287% 1,289 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 59.2
231% 91.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 1,316
DQ Mixed 1,005
802% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 243%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB-$97
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
85.4% Excellent
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 28.2
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 35
SC Mixed 24.2
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 107%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $912
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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