MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.3% 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 Drive109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '18 at 08:09
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 85.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 261
83% 153 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 742
76% 613 Pts
64-Core 764
47% 764 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2827 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.3% Below average
Lighting 4.37
Reflection 35.2
Parallax 17.1
4% 18.9 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 179
Splatting 98.6
106% 133 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 207 202 209 208 206 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 463
Mixed 370
SusWrite 232
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 56.9
190% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 109%
Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
117GB free
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1586 1672 1643 1584 1371 1131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 2,302
Write 1,849
Mixed 896
SusWrite 1,498
365% 1,636 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 63.2
217% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,075
DQ Write 967
DQ Mixed 975
744% 1,006 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 296%
Great: 353%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 142 144 146 146 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 147
Write 131
Mixed 91
SusWrite 144
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 22.5
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 21.7
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 71%
Great: 106%

 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 2,470 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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