MSI MS-7A66

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.4% 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 Drive66.2% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star B250 Gaming Nightblade 3 (MS-B910)
MotherboardMSI MS-7A66  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170810
Uptime1 Days
Run DateNov 23 '17 at 21:49
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 88.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 199
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 673
65% 534 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.4% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 106
Parallax 90.7
87% 101 fps
MRender 92.8
Gravity 91.9
Splatting 94.2
76% 93 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 170
Write 166
Mixed 438
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 22.5
144% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 36.4
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 51.9
75% 130 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
772GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 153
Mixed 139
115% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.34
107% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
73.7% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 22.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 21.8
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.7%
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 175 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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