MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateOct 10 '19 at 00:11
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 200
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 462
49% 392 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38% Below average
Lighting 49.7
Reflection 48
Parallax 46.5
40% 48.1 fps
MRender 40
Gravity 43.4
Splatting 38.7
33% 40.7 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200
223GB free
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 221 224 217 203 226 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 241
Mixed 274
SusWrite 219
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 44
174% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 174
156% 237 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 110 114 101 122 122 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 88
Write 76.7
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 109
62% 83.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
71.1% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 23.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 21.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 88%

 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 2,516 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $770
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