MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 159%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 140%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '20 at 12:54
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 138
2-Core 278
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 772
76% 622 Pts
64-Core 766
47% 766 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; Founders Edition
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
189% Outstanding
Lighting 270
Reflection 300
Parallax 368
220% 313 fps
MRender 342
Gravity 260
Splatting 152
195% 251 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 189%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2516
Write 2,238
Mixed 1,527
465% 2,094 MB/s
4K Read 62.6
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 89.7
302% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,002
DQ Write 1285
DQ Mixed 1164
873% 1,150 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
382GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 399 494 488 491 491 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 485
Mixed 460
SusWrite 473
108% 481 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 54.3
186% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 350
266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Intel 530 Series 180GB
12GB free
Firmware: DC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 129 140 113 136 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 313
Write 110
Mixed 201
SusWrite 124
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 22.8
129% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 129
123% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
151GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 102 102 102 101 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 175
Write 154
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 101
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.5% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.2
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 22.7
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 117%

 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 2,481 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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