MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics124% 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 Drive240% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateOct 22 '19 at 09:01
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 804
81% 657 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 188
Parallax 184
138% 181 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 172
Splatting 126
114% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 861 708 850 801 738 601 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 2,090
Write 1198
Mixed 791
SusWrite 760
268% 1,209 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 64.5
245% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,230
DQ Write 368
DQ Mixed 445
420% 681 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 240%
Great: 283%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 250GB
161GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 267 303 302 302 301 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 409
Write 404
Mixed 368
SusWrite 295
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 29.3
96% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 35.9
58% 112 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 75%
SanDisk Extreme Go USB 3.1 64GB-$23
57GB free, PID 558b
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 134 148 148 148 148 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 190
Write 145
Mixed 100
SusWrite 142
187% 144 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.7
141% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
93% Outstanding
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 28.9
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 28.6
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93%
Great: 111%

 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%
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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: 69% - Good Total price: $897
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HDDRAMUSB
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