MSI MS-7A66

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.6% 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 Drive73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star B250 Gaming Nightblade 3 (MS-B910)
MotherboardMSI MS-7A66  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20170314
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 29 '22 at 15:30
Run Duration326 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 136
2-Core 216
86% 148 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 730
73% 594 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.6% Very good
Lighting 98
Reflection 144
Parallax 86.2
80% 109 fps
MRender 91.9
Gravity 94.6
Splatting 92.8
76% 93.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 47 103 99 52 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 631
Write 306
Mixed 395
SusWrite 87.5
78% 355 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 15
138% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 10.3
DQ Mixed 176
102% 107 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
277GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 132 132 133 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 130
Write 125
Mixed 93.5
SusWrite 131
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.3
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 24.9
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MS-7A66 Builds (Compare 176 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI MS-7A66

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $382
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