MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.4% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '19 at 15:10
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 130
2-Core 260
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 496
68% 504 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.1% Good
Lighting 78.2
Reflection 76.4
Parallax 66.6
64% 73.7 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 71.8
Splatting 73.1
59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 188 212 212 208 216 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 367
Write 246
Mixed 227
SusWrite 204
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 44.1
169% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 145
134% 206 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
30GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 135 136 135 134 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 397
Mixed 339
SusWrite 155
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 55.4
203% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 170
180% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140
396GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 93 93 92 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
55.5% Above average
Read 101
Write 90.5
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 92
64% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
83.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 24.5
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 26.1
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 90%

 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: 64% - Good Total price: $963
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HDDRAMUSB
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