MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive80% 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)
Memory17.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151217
Uptime9.1 Days
Run DateAug 27 '19 at 17:16
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 84.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 220
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 632
67% 534 Pts
64-Core 627
39% 627 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 64.1
Parallax 89.5
63% 76.9 fps
MRender 64.4
Gravity 63.5
Splatting 81.2
58% 69.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 106 107 101 99 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
80% Excellent
Read 483
Write 152
Mixed 189
SusWrite 106
51% 233 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 31.6
145% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 180
149% 222 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 80%
Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
437GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 421 435 437 395 433 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 321
Mixed 340
SusWrite 423
73% 321 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 60.3
204% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 346
260% 347 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 113%
Great: 134%
WD Blue SSHD 4TB (2015)-$65
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 110 109 111 106 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 109
Write 109
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 107
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.4% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.4
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 23
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 110%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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