MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 145%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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.
Graphics164% 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 Drive121% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '23 at 06:32
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$248
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 97.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 250
92% 162 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 673
68% 550 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$459
Gigabyte(1458 40B6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
164% Outstanding
Lighting 244
Reflection 218
Parallax 214
199% 225 fps
MRender 261
Gravity 160
Splatting 130
144% 184 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 164%
Great: 170%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 460 469 472 457 459 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 484
Mixed 457
SusWrite 459
108% 479 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 54.2
180% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 356
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 42.9
MC Mixed 30.6
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.5
SC Write 45.1
SC Mixed 32.4
97% 34 GB/s
Latency 48.3
83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 108%
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 2,516 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $770
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