MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.3% 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 Drive271% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 01 '17 at 17:02
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 45%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 644
66% 534 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.3% Average
Lighting 54.6
Reflection 63
Parallax 51.2
44% 56.3 fps
MRender 78
Gravity 54.5
Splatting 71
56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
KINGSTON 240GB
88GB free
Firmware: SAFM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 506
Mixed 513
115% 513 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 13.8
126% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 14
87% 200 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 100%
Great: 93%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
271% Outstanding
Read 2,478
Write 953
Mixed 1,204
338% 1,545 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 68.5
275% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 550
DQ Mixed 246
297% 525 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 271%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
411GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 158
Write 138
Mixed 117
103% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.27
88% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.9% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 20.6
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 19.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 80%

 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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