MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics74.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
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)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateApr 02 '22 at 07:36
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (15th 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)
37.4% Below average
Memory 61.9
1-Core 23.2
2-Core 45.4
31% 43.5 Pts
4-Core 74.7
8-Core 90
11% 82.3 Pts
64-Core 72.5
4% 72.5 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.5% Very good
Lighting 74
Reflection 125
Parallax 137
60% 112 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 140
Splatting 119
102% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 363 360 383 398 398 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 263
Write 318
Mixed 257
SusWrite 379
69% 304 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 21.1
72% 25.1 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 138
112% 157 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 105%
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270
862GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 366 359 385 398 398 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 357
Write 384
Mixed 283
SusWrite 380
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 24.6
4K Mixed 14.5
50% 17.2 MB/s
DQ Read 90.8
DQ Write 90.5
DQ Mixed 101
73% 94 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 104%
UFD USB Flash Drive 128GB
28GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 62 62 64 65 65 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
27.7% Poor
Read 84.4
Write 50.9
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 64.7
88% 66.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 1.2
59% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
43.4% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 18.3
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 7.4
19% 6.8 GB/s
Latency 122
33% 122 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 121%

 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 2,497 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $697
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