MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151021
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMay 28 '20 at 06:54
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 128
2-Core 236
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 680
69% 560 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
MSI(1462 3176) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
63% Good
Lighting 80.5
Reflection 81.7
Parallax 79.7
66% 80.6 fps
MRender 78
Gravity 72.1
Splatting 64.7
58% 71.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 89 136 171 170 178 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 180
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 142
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
74.5% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 23.1
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 23.6
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 83%

 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 2,478 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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