MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.7% 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	83.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	20.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '17 at 09:08
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 557 74% 552 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.9.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 88.8 58% 76.1 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 68.5 Splatting 56.2 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 135 100 647 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 677 (A6) Unknown 100 100 582 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 634 (A9) Unknown 100 100 28 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 611 (AE) Unknown 100 100 125 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 100 219043332133 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 20 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 132830 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3291 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2887	83.8% Excellent	Read 513 Write 423 Mixed 455 103% 464 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 5.47 123% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 30.9 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 5.45 28% 60.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 86%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 700GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 240556992 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 95 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 61 60 1450233 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 374 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 100 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 63 471400476 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 101 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 81604378652 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -87157771337352 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1815415686 (F2) Unknown 100 253 9096147866	80.4% Excellent	Read 116 Write 164 Mixed 119 100% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 4.45 4K Mixed 0.57 173% 1.89 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 111%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB 14,997 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 465GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 97 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 100 93 (03) Spinup time 117 100 12897681604 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1141 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 100 31 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 23479 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1137 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 64 4298835116 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 42 438042652 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1154 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1154 (C2) HDA temperature 214 105 249109086236 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	70.8% Very good	Read 126 Write 121 Mixed 114 90% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 0.87 4K Mixed 0.31 70% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 24.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 24.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 88%

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Gaming 86%

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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	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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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