MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive309% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory54.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161214
Uptime1 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '18 at 21:06
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU3%

 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 248
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 682
69% 559 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Lighting 70.9
Reflection 70.1
Parallax 62.6
58% 67.9 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 64.3
Splatting 44.7
48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB
7TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00 Max speed: Unknown
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
31.9% Below average
Read 289
Write 288
Mixed 157
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 1.01
4K Write 11.1
4K Mixed 0.98
9% 4.36 MB/s
DQ Read 4.05
DQ Write 10.2
DQ Mixed 2.78
3% 5.69 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 867%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
346GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00 Max speed: Unknown
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,017
Write 955
Mixed 1,003
222% 992 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 52.4
183% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 397
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 170
179% 296 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 172%
Great: 313%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00 Max speed: Unknown
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
309% Outstanding
Read 2,649
Write 2,014
Mixed 2,311
517% 2,325 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 55.5
202% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 479
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 176
192% 326 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 309%
Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.7% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23.1
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 21.6
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $897
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