MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 35.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics33.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 20 '17 at 04:20
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 81%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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)
35.9% Below average
Memory 59.8
1-Core 17.8
2-Core 33
28% 36.9 Pts
4-Core 68.4
8-Core 91.8
10% 80.1 Pts
64-Core 121
8% 121 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3236) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.53
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33.9% Below average
Lighting 17.4
Reflection 34.8
Parallax 92.8
14% 48.4 fps
MRender 92.6
Gravity 94.3
Splatting 80.7
72% 89.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 167
Mixed 161
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.09
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.19
87% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
45.4% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 20.2
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 6.3
18% 6.27 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 120%

 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 2,474 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

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

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