MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	43.2% 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 Drive	51.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	23.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '17 at 14:04
Run Duration	407 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	36.9% Below average	Memory 60.6 1-Core 25.1 2-Core 43.9 31% 43.2 Pts	4-Core 74.3 8-Core 114 12% 94.2 Pts	64-Core 136 8% 136 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.2% Average	Lighting 46.1 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 64.7 38% 59.1 fps	MRender 75.1 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 58.4 54% 67.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 183GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9142 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 42 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (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 71 60 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 26 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1517563808	73.5% Very good	Read 494 Write 400 Mixed 417 97% 437 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 21.4 89% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 41.7 DQ Write 67 DQ Mixed 22 26% 43.6 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 134%
Kingston HyperX 120GB 3,401 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 332ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 88 88 128144952 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 51 51 28415503673397 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 174 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 48 (B1) Unknown 0 0 6 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 27 35 68721770523 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 128144952 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 128144952 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 128144952 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 20887 (EA) Unknown 0 0 15302 (F1) Unknown 0 0 15302 (F2) Unknown 0 0 19217	51.5% Above average	Read 486 Write 136 Mixed 188 59% 270 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 12.7 72% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 39.1 DQ Write 81.2 DQ Mixed 26.5 30% 48.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 81%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 443GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 159 155 5050 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 298 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 6 6 69338 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 642 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 284 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 642 (C2) HDA temperature 122 92 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 8 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54.3% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 89 Mixed 96.2 72% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.48 122% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 62%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 389GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 158 153 5100 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 290 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 6 6 69314 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 645 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 286 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 645 (C2) HDA temperature 120 95 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.6% Above average	Read 107 Write 90.2 Mixed 85 70% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.22 91% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 62%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 268GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 198 196 3091 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 934 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 11 11 65607 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 609 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 121 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 934 (C2) HDA temperature 122 99 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 188 314 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	65.3% Good	Read 111 Write 116 Mixed 106 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 2.54 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 68%
Generic Ultra HS-SD/MMC 16GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 12GB free, PID 4060 Operating at USB 1.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 1.08 1% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46.5% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 20.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 9 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 126 32% 126 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 110%

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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	322x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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