MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '18 at 02:14
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 135
2-Core 256
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 689
70% 566 Pts
64-Core 719
44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.1% Very good
Lighting 84.9
Reflection 108
Parallax 79.7
69% 91 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 84.7
Splatting 110
86% 105 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,635
Write 4,002
Mixed 4,631
1,056% 4,756 MB/s
4K Read 316
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 178
790% 216 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 517
DQ Mixed 626
498% 707 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 161 169 160 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 96.3
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 162
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 114%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 165 168 167 168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 152
Mixed 102
SusWrite 166
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.2
232% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GF2400C16K4 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.5% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 21
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 15.6
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 128%

 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 2,473 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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