MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics92.9% 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 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '20 at 20:43
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (9th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
48.5% Average
Memory 83
1-Core 15.6
2-Core 36.3
35% 45 Pts
4-Core 81.6
8-Core 103
12% 92.2 Pts
64-Core 107
7% 107 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.9% Outstanding
Lighting 109
Reflection 108
Parallax 139
89% 119 fps
MRender 161
Gravity 121
Splatting 97.5
100% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 95 80 105 144 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 78.3
Write 80.7
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 103
61% 82.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 52%
Great: 112%
Hitachi HTS543225L9SA00 250GB-$41
52GB free
Firmware: FBEOC43C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 31 33 34 34 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
20% Poor
Read 36.8
Write 35.7
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 32.7
23% 31.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 20%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
46.7% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 19.7
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 7.5
19% 6.73 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 115%

 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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