MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.6% 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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime6.8 Days
Run DateApr 11 '21 at 15:25
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU0%

 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 i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 149
2-Core 295
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 754
80% 641 Pts
64-Core 772
48% 772 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 140
Parallax 131
108% 134 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 138
Splatting 114
96% 118 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 129 274 223 221 217 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 331
Write 296
Mixed 316
SusWrite 227
66% 292 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 43
162% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 306
222% 292 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 99%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 42AZS6AC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2196 2216 2212 1460 998 1342 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
372% Outstanding
Read 2,671
Write 2,206
Mixed 248
SusWrite 1,737
381% 1,716 MB/s
4K Read 66.8
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 96.8
335% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 1,349
DQ Write 1,163
DQ Mixed 674
664% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 372%
Great: 370%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 186 182 186 186 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 180
Mixed 140
SusWrite 184
129% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.2
253% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2856 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 29.1
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 29.3
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 99%

 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 2,481 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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