MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	166% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '16 at 14:58
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 816 82% 665 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% EVGA(3842 2683) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6510 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 29% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 223GB free Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 121066539053077 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 400 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 336 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 336 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 329354 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 38 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 329354 (F2) Unknown 100 100 204191 (F9) Unknown 100 100 12217	88.1% Excellent	Read 525 Write 235 Mixed 324 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 24.3 163% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 38.5 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 82.1 76% 112 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 95%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 119GB free Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,879 Write 625 Mixed 909 248% 1,138 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 32.9 241% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 184 219% 395 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 213%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 27GB free Firmware: DXT07B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2140 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1339 (B1) Unknown 97 97 36 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 77 60 23 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 510 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4673413270	70.4% Very good	Read 514 Write 114 Mixed 159 57% 262 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 10.1 118% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 9.97 63% 153 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 73%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,769 Write 615 Mixed 879 238% 1,088 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 24 185% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 47.6 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 110 82% 106 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3264 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 33 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 33.1 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 72%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	360x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	62x

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Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16