MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 24.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics73.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171207
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateJan 28 '22 at 21:53
Run Duration226 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
24.2% Poor
Memory 35.2
1-Core 21.5
2-Core 40.4
21% 32.4 Pts
4-Core 72.2
8-Core 101
11% 86.4 Pts
64-Core 119
7% 119 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 24.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6582) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.5% Very good
Lighting 74.4
Reflection 61.7
Parallax 124
61% 86.9 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 130
Splatting 116
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 385
Write 380
Mixed 339
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 32
4K Mixed 25.2
81% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 152
115% 154 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100
31GB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 277 341 340 343 347 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
69% Good
Read 401
Write 377
Mixed 367
SusWrite 321
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 31.9
4K Mixed 24
84% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 158
121% 165 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 69%
Great: 137%
General UDisk 16GB
12GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 6 6 4.8 6.1 4.8 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
6.33% Terrible
Read 20.7
Write 2.2
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 5.3
10% 9.18 MB/s
4K Read 9.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
34% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.33%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 24GB
2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
42% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 17.8
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 7.6
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 226
18% 226 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42%
Great: 81%

 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 2,484 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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