MSI MS-7A66

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star B250 Gaming Nightblade 3 (MS-B910)
Motherboard	MSI MS-7A66 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '20 at 22:12
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 125 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 676 69% 559 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 72.9 Reflection 73.3 Parallax 69.9 59% 72 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 70.8 57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 629 Write 322 Mixed 399 99% 450 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 50.5 190% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 177 149% 211 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 107%
HP S700 Pro 1TB-$80 84 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 8GB free Firmware: Q0504B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 511 Write 434 Mixed 363 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 50.5 176% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 279 220% 305 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 157 159 161 161 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 110 Write 142 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 157 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 20,415 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 22.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 24.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 87%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 48%

Yacht

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI MS-7A66

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	98x
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	72x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	107x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	41x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	5x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBIntel $98Bench 98%, 11,843 samples	64x
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	5x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	5x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples	53x
MSI24D4U7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 1,134 samples	31x
MSI24D4U7S8MB-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 38%, 668 samples	13x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $382

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16