MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics165% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory59 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '20 at 00:34
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 below expectations (34th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 231
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 655
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
165% Outstanding
Lighting 230
Reflection 211
Parallax 297
187% 246 fps
MRender 291
Gravity 226
Splatting 134
168% 217 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 165%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 500
Write 196
Mixed 226
67% 307 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 41.2
165% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 224
182% 263 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
91GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 300 302 301 301 301 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 475
Mixed 378
SusWrite 315
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 61.9
214% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 146 152 153 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 155
Write 153
Mixed 95
SusWrite 150
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 27.5
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 34.1
SC Mixed 25.8
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 128%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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