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MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics143% 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 Drive76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '22 at 00:57
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$85
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 86.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 225
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 630
66% 529 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759
MSI(1462 3961) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.1.2
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
143% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 167
Parallax 358
142% 233 fps
MRender 278
Gravity 175
Splatting 206
177% 220 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 143%
Great: 153%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$25
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3501103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 220 225 87 19 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 442
Write 379
Mixed 379
SusWrite 108
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 28.6
139% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 31.2
81% 165 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.2% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 12.5
MC Mixed 10.4
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 11.4
SC Mixed 10.7
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 61%

 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 2,617 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $670
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