MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.49% 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 Drive61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150902
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '19 at 19:54
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 244
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 641
68% 543 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000
HP(103C 084A) 1GB
CLim: 625 MHz, MLim: 652 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 377.83
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.49% Terrible
Lighting 7.63
Reflection 8.92
Parallax 6.28
6% 7.61 fps
MRender 9.48
Gravity 7.87
Splatting 8.48
7% 8.61 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.49%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 207 210 220 207 211 MB/s
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
61.5% Good
Read 246
Write 106
Mixed 90
SusWrite 210
36% 163 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 26.8
92% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 122
121% 192 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
814GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 197 198 199 196 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 119
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 196
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 115%
Great: 113%
Generic Flash Disk 64GB
5GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 5.5 5.5 5 4.9 5.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
2.07% Terrible
Read 5.8
Write 2.5
Mixed 2.2
SusWrite 5
5% 3.88 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
2% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 2.07%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 22.9
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.5
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 99%

 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 2,480 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: 69% - Good Total price: $897
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HDDRAMUSB
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