MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.4% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '18 at 21:40
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 781 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61% Good	Lighting 77.1 Reflection 80.8 Parallax 79.5 63% 79.1 fps	MRender 79 Gravity 70.2 Splatting 64.3 58% 71.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 251GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 361 377 377 380 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 363 Write 190 Mixed 303 SusWrite 373 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 28.7 131% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 164 159% 247 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 102%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 88GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 77 86 86 80 86 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 307 Write 297 Mixed 257 SusWrite 91 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 18.9 99% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 30.8 69% 139 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 78%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 442GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 153 157 126 157 162 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 150 Write 128 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 150 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 107%
HP Officejet 6500 E 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 18GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	4.75% Terrible	Read 5 Write 3.3 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 3.4 5% 4 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 86% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.75% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 4x8GB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 24.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 118%

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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	1,670x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	359x
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 $76Bench 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 $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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