MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics16.2% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 26 '18 at 00:04
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 86.9
1-Core 141
2-Core 280
93% 170 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 532
71% 533 Pts
64-Core 527
33% 527 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
Gigabyte(1458 3557) 1GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
16.2% Very poor
Lighting 19.4
Reflection 17.7
Parallax 23.7
16% 20.3 fps
MRender 23.2
Gravity 23.3
Splatting 17
17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16.2%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25
541GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 66 92 88 89 88 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 83
Write 18.7
Mixed 39.6
SusWrite 81.9
41% 55.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 65%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55
548GB free
Firmware: SM12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 110 111 113 112 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 109
Write 112
Mixed 77
SusWrite 112
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB-$140
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2176 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.9% Very good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 24.2
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 22.2
64% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 72.9%
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 2,479 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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HDDRAMUSB
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