MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive48.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170425
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 14 '20 at 21:58
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 49%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 98
1-Core 130
2-Core 229
88% 152 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 633
66% 528 Pts
64-Core 687
42% 687 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.2% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 104
Parallax 87.8
83% 98.1 fps
MRender 88
Gravity 88.3
Splatting 86.4
72% 87.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
469GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61F1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 20 79 28 70 96 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 378
Write 54
Mixed 149
SusWrite 66.1
35% 162 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 7.5
86% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 32.5
DQ Mixed 19.7
42% 93 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 29.5
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 37.2
SC Mixed 30.4
85% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 46
87% 46 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 100%
Great: 117%

 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 2,480 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: 69% - Good Total price: $897
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HDDRAMUSB
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