MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive63.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateNov 16 '20 at 14:42
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 838
85% 687 Pts
64-Core 838
52% 838 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 143
Parallax 122
111% 134 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 131
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32070RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 115 106 105 102 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 436
Write 396
Mixed 70.6
SusWrite 125
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 19.2
92% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 29.3
84% 178 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 76%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$130
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 198 195 193 205 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 197
Mixed 81
SusWrite 196
123% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 0.6
223% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78
1TB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 120 115 118 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 108
Write 100
Mixed 70.4
SusWrite 118
73% 99 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.7% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.3
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.6
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 102%

 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 2,497 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $694
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