MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170425
Uptime3 Days
Run DateAug 30 '18 at 16:02
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 278
97% 173 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 798
79% 647 Pts
64-Core 788
49% 788 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 196
Parallax 181
151% 187 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 180
Splatting 125
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 355 289 295 290 295 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 447
Mixed 332
SusWrite 327
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 63.9
212% 76 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 121%
Great: 134%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109
100GB free
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 90 72 94 91 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 194
Write 132
Mixed 140
SusWrite 88.7
31% 139 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 33.2
141% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 113
87% 120 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 61%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 127 129 131 130 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 135
Write 125
Mixed 113
SusWrite 130
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 41.7
MC Mixed 31.9
104% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 31.9
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 51.1
78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $912
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HDDRAMUSB
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