MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 147%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 128%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics166% 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 Drive287% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateNov 13 '20 at 05:24
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 263
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 737
72% 588 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
166% Outstanding
Lighting 238
Reflection 225
Parallax 275
194% 246 fps
MRender 281
Gravity 211
Splatting 130
161% 207 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 166%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKKW020T8 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 005C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1421 984 930 484 484 51 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 2,274
Write 1,394
Mixed 1,353
SusWrite 726
319% 1,437 MB/s
4K Read 66.6
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 97.2
325% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,228
DQ Write 1,038
DQ Mixed 1,095
831% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 176%
This bench: 287%
Great: 312%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
201GB free
Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1699 1673 1679 1676 1674 967 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
343% Outstanding
Read 2,532
Write 1,647
Mixed 1,280
SusWrite 1,561
391% 1,755 MB/s
4K Read 57.1
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 94.2
301% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,217
DQ Write 1,110
DQ Mixed 1,212
896% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 343%
Great: 355%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
342GB free
Firmware: 0208 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 627 435 145 150 143 265 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 614
Write 645
Mixed 556
SusWrite 294
118% 527 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 48.3
4K Mixed 40.4
132% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 269
202% 270 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 303%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 28.5
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 38.4
SC Mixed 28.1
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 99%

 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 2,474 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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