MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.1% 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 Drive223% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory55.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 11:04
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 90.1
1-Core 107
2-Core 200
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 533
48% 403 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 1962) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
35.1% Below average
Lighting 45.2
Reflection 45.5
Parallax 40.5
37% 43.8 fps
MRender 38.7
Gravity 41.1
Splatting 36.9
32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1078 1250 1274 1182 1131 1117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,412
Write 1,245
Mixed 1,186
SusWrite 1,172
282% 1,254 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 73.5
247% 85.8 MB/s
DQ Read 61.4
DQ Write 772
DQ Mixed 575
398% 469 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 223%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 28.2
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 25.8
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 130%

 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 2,496 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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