MSI MS-7A66

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive270% 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.
SystemMicro-Star B250 Gaming Nightblade 3 (MS-B910)
MotherboardMSI MS-7A66  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 02 '20 at 21:41
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 132
2-Core 257
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 691
75% 596 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 144
Parallax 122
106% 132 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 130
Splatting 107
95% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1152 983 997 999 998 1000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 1,750
Write 1,702
Mixed 1,497
SusWrite 1,022
335% 1,493 MB/s
4K Read 52.2
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 78.8
278% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,251
DQ Write 1,089
DQ Mixed 1,179
881% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 270%
Great: 297%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB
396GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
20.6% Poor
Read 41.5
Write 40.6
Mixed 41.2
SusWrite 41.4
9% 41.2 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 15.5
4K Mixed 14.9
49% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 27.8
DQ Write 26.8
DQ Mixed 27.6
21% 27.4 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 22.6
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-7A66 Builds (Compare 175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI MS-7A66

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $382
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