MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.5% 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 Drive89.6% 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.
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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 10 '19 at 23:40
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 36%

 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 i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 111
2-Core 167
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 703
63% 531 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Lighting 64.3
Reflection 65
Parallax 78.5
52% 69.3 fps
MRender 63
Gravity 60.8
Splatting 51.1
47% 58.3 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 224 176 131 91 141 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 434
Write 484
Mixed 246
SusWrite 180
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 46.5
151% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 242
201% 289 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 124 126 124 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 140
Write 140
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 125
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 101%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94
615GB free
Firmware: 01.01M02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 193 188 191 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 155
Mixed 76.1
SusWrite 190
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.8
240% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
74.4% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 24
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 95%

 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 2,480 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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