MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	73% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	237% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	60.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '17 at 18:36
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Celeron G3930-$28 9,606 User benchmarks, average bench 48% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Memory 73.6 1-Core 78 2-Core 122 56% 91 Pts	4-Core 128 8-Core 120 17% 124 Pts	64-Core 133 8% 133 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 382.33 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73% Very good	Lighting 94.5 Reflection 99.9 Parallax 95.6 77% 96.6 fps	MRender 78.8 Gravity 83.1 Splatting 77.5 65% 79.8 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,321 Write 1,292 Mixed 1,378 367% 1,664 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 42.6 177% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 116 124% 209 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 254%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7 7,617 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 48GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 148 Write 79.7 Mixed 101 130% 110 MB/s	4K Read 5.39 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 1.27 122% 2.79 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 4x16GB 763 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53% Above average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 17.5 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 17.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 117%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,475 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

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	361x
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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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