MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime15.6 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 13:59
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Memory 75.6
1-Core 91.9
2-Core 181
67% 116 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 555
56% 455 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 75.2
Parallax 64.1
62% 71.8 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 71.1
Splatting 72.8
59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 56 71 49 65 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 369
Write 60.3
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 69
31% 145 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 17.4
89% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 64
DQ Mixed 6
27% 63.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 84%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
86GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 77 73 70 70 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 88.5
Write 87.2
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 73.8
58% 77.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 54%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB
377GB free, PID 3312
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 133 139 139 139 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 172
Write 145
Mixed 77
SusWrite 136
172% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
66.4% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 23.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 12.3
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 89.1
45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 114%

 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 2,492 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $694
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HDDRAMUSB
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