MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.2% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 22:31
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 264 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 794 75% 622 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.2% Below average	Lighting 46.8 Reflection 51.1 Parallax 45.5 38% 47.8 fps	MRender 55.5 Gravity 45.3 Splatting 41.8 38% 47.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 120GB 3,551 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 439 Write 432 Mixed 350 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 53.7 188% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 69% Great: 112%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 196GB free Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 468 433 434 436 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 442 Mixed 307 SusWrite 443 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 37.8 146% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 67.1 123% 242 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3333 C16 4x4GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 33.3 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 28.1 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 116%

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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 2,478 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 72%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,674x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	365x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	63x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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