MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	120% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151021
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '18 at 14:59
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 654 65% 532 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Lighting 81 Reflection 86.7 Parallax 77 66% 81.6 fps	MRender 75.3 Gravity 74.3 Splatting 68.8 59% 72.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$120 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 985GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 379 410 440 432 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 455 Mixed 417 SusWrite 421 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 54.1 185% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 287 236% 337 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 125%
HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB-$250 974 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 787GB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 130 129 125 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 101 Write 104 Mixed 57 SusWrite 126 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 120%
HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB-$250 974 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 1TB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 139 137 143 132 140 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 200 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 137 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 120%
HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB-$250 974 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2.5TB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 209 207 205 220 203 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 131 Write 133 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 210 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 120%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 923GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 140 141 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 140 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 92%
Hitachi HDN721010ALE604 10TB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 3.5TB free Firmware: 83XN SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 177 178 177 177 179 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 196 Mixed 100 SusWrite 178 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.1 331% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 4,421 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.4 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 22.7 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 80%

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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	1,675x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	362x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $897

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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