MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170425
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '18 at 15:07
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 250 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 703 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 191 Parallax 194 148% 189 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 182 Splatting 126 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 240GB 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 188GB free Firmware: RS47V0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 47 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 99 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 84 (A3) Unknown 100 100 13 (A4) Unknown 100 100 7995 (A5) Unknown 100 100 8 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 4 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 45 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (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 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 35710 (F2) Unknown 100 100 28520 (F5) Unknown 100 100 31980	111% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 413 Mixed 439 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 38.3 176% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 41.3 110% 234 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 119%
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$126 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0918B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 553 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 650 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 115 (A3) Unknown 100 100 50 (A4) Unknown 100 100 183642 (A5) Unknown 100 100 268 (A6) Unknown 100 100 41 (A7) Unknown 100 100 89 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 98 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 416 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 31 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 3795 (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 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 145565 (F2) Unknown 100 100 157215 (F5) Unknown 100 100 367284	74.4% Very good	Read 513 Write 199 Mixed 287 73% 333 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 23.8 131% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 34.4 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 23.6 31% 53.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 82%
Kingdian S280 240GB 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 20GB free Firmware: RS47V0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 63 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 109 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 86 (A3) Unknown 100 100 11 (A4) Unknown 100 100 13399 (A5) Unknown 100 100 21 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 7 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 1 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 45 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (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 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 63060 (F2) Unknown 100 100 65433 (F5) Unknown 100 100 53596	108% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 412 Mixed 435 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 39.4 175% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 32.9 94% 198 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2133C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 93%

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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	322x
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