MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.7%, 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 Drive121% 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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 04:35
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
95% 169 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 750
75% 612 Pts
64-Core 737
46% 737 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 189
Parallax 190
139% 183 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 172
Splatting 123
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 321 314 310 166 160 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 463
Mixed 443
SusWrite 275
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 64.3
220% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 363
274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
96GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 456 474 465 462 444 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 452
Mixed 444
SusWrite 458
104% 459 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 66.5
227% 83.4 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 29.2
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 43.4
SC Mixed 32.3
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 48.4
83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%

 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 2,474 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: 68% - Good Total price: $912
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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