MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics123% 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 Drive256% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '21 at 17:24
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 (99th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 89.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 287
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 781
79% 642 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 179
Parallax 177
136% 174 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 172
Splatting 120
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1275 886 623 573 591 611 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 1,571
Write 1,677
Mixed 1,330
SusWrite 760
300% 1,334 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 83
292% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,386
DQ Write 1140
DQ Mixed 1,223
927% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 256%
Great: 276%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
440GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 433 434 435 435 435 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 1,572
Write 1,599
Mixed 1,263
SusWrite 514
277% 1,237 MB/s
4K Read 54.8
4K Write 209
4K Mixed 83.2
300% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,253
DQ Write 1,280
DQ Mixed 1,001
826% 1,178 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 243%
Great: 237%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2176 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.8% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 19.6
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 21.7
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.8%
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 2,479 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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HDDRAMUSB
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