MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.6% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160926
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '16 at 11:05
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 297
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 574
78% 582 Pts
64-Core 592
37% 592 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.160.257
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.9% Good
Lighting 79.1
Reflection 74.1
Parallax 97.2
64% 83.5 fps
MRender 75.5
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 61.5
57% 70.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SNAT128G1122 128GB
70GB free
Firmware: Z2333000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 489
Write 175
Mixed 190
62% 285 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 2.28
94% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 20.8
DQ Mixed 9.44
25% 55.8 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 70%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
66GB free
Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 519
Write 164
Mixed 229
66% 304 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 21.7
114% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 86.7
DQ Mixed 9.37
41% 94.6 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 87%
Zotac SATA SSD 120GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 528
Write 469
Mixed 331
98% 443 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 11.9
107% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 16.5
67% 149 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
827GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 92.2
Write 92.5
Mixed 70.9
64% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.05
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.34
130% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-3200 CL16 8GB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 43.7
MC Mixed 36.5
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 32.1
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%

 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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