MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics51.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '17 at 03:34
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
28.4% Poor
Memory 43.6
1-Core 24.4
2-Core 46.9
25% 38.3 Pts
4-Core 73.2
8-Core 112
12% 92.3 Pts
64-Core 128
8% 128 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.9% Above average
Lighting 46.6
Reflection 64.7
Parallax 108
38% 73.2 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 102
Splatting 91.1
79% 96.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
818GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 147
Write 153
Mixed 144
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.22
4K Write 0.88
4K Mixed 0.15
42% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 109%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90
260GB free
Firmware: 04.05G04 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 91.1
Write 91
Mixed 91.3
69% 91.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2.86
4K Mixed 0.57
140% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
43.6% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 19
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 7.5
19% 6.77 GB/s
Latency 186
22% 186 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 110%

 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 2,474 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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HDDRAMUSB
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