MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.6% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151021
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateDec 30 '19 at 09:26
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 279
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 770
78% 632 Pts
64-Core 777
48% 777 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.5% Very good
Lighting 96.5
Reflection 104
Parallax 92
79% 97.4 fps
MRender 86.7
Gravity 89.4
Splatting 80.6
70% 85.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 172 122 72 73 72 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 413
Mixed 375
SusWrite 133
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 52
180% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 229
194% 282 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 162 161 165 163 165 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 120
Write 83.5
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 162
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
74.9% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23.3
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 25.9
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.9%
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%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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