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MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

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Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics23.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
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SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '18 at 19:05
Run Duration280 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 146
2-Core 291
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 564
75% 564 Pts
64-Core 566
35% 566 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑
This bench: 96.8%
 Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
MSI(1462 3160)
CLim: 1680 MHz, MLim: 1815 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.3% Poor
Lighting 12.1
Reflection 59.8
Parallax 60.2
10% 44.1 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 60.7
Splatting 53.7
49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 23.3%
 Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 157
Write 136
Mixed 136
108% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.3
112% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 84%
 Great: 109%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB
7GB free, PID a815
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
4.47% Terrible
Read 16.7
Write 4.7
Mixed 5.69
9% 9.02 MB/s
4K Read 4.29
4K Write 0.006
4K Mixed 0.005
16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑
This bench: 4.47%
 Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.8% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 18
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.3
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 57.8%
 Great: 104%
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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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Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples321x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples168x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples364x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples360x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples151x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples82x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples62x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $912
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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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